Practicing writing on a chalkboard is a great activity for fine motor strength. Children need to push hard and develop the writing muscles, unlike markers which take little strength. After making a mark, we use wet sponges to erase the lines followed by towels to dry the lines. They we are ready to start over again! We also add different colors of chalks so children can elaborate on their writing.
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Theo is sounding out that M sound. Inspecting the work that is being done at the end of our street. The younger children weren't quite so brave since we were just here two days ago and there were lots of moving machines. No moving machines today!
You just never know who will be riding on the bus! The children were pretending to be riding the bus this morning. I was asking about their journey and who all was going. Gabriella showed me the skunk in the chair next to her. We laughed that you definitely don't want to anger a skunk on a bus or it would be an uncomfortable ride! Then I asked the children to imagine with me what a skunk must feel like. My friend Lorie had just gifted us a skunk pelt that I brought out for us to pet and smell. We learned that skunks are actually amazingly soft and smooth. And their pelts are a bit stinky as well!
One of our favorite whole body moving songs is "Tap Tap Tap." It's an excellent song for using rhythm sticks to identifying body parts, learning fast and slow, and having to stop and go.
Every once in a while I have a moment where I can't tell if a child is bleeding or has been to the raspberry bushes! Today was one of those days. When there is a bobcat working right outside of the window, you must put on a hard hat! We played "what's missing" this morning. Super easy but super fun. We start with a few objects on the board. Everyone closes their eyes and then I secretly remove one item. When eyes open again we have to try and figure out what is missing.
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May 2024
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