As we continue to focus on the winter season, we introduced the concept of cold this week. Children observed how cold liquid water turned into very cold solid water. The children felt the ice between their fingers with so much wonder. They enjoyed adding the ice block to our penguin sensory box and they seemed to loved the fact that after a couple minutes the ice started to melt and created a fun pool for the penguins to swim in! This sensory experience brought a lot of smiles and admiration.
Our older students had the opportunity to receive a special practical life lesson this week. They worked on cutting real bananas with real knives. Yeah! I said it correctly, real toddler knives!. The children watched attentively how I demonstrated to cut my own banana. Then I placed my hands on top of theirs and guided them to cut slowly and carefully a couple of pieces. They finished cutting the banana on their own and later tasted the fruit of their labor! There was so much self-confidence on their faces at the end of this activity! As an extension, children will soon be cutting bananas and sharing them with their classmates as a grace and courtesy lesson.
Students that show readiness will be offered special leadership roles in our environment. Being a snack helper is one of the works we introduced this week! Serving their classmates brings joy to the children as their self-esteem and independence boosts. These activities also provide important social skills that will be very helpful as they grow up as responsible and caring citizens of the world.
For food tasting we explored a kiwi! This winter fruit was loved by all despite of the tanginess! They wanted more and more!
Who’s That -Artic Animals by Tad Carpenter was a loved book by the children this week.
Thank you so much to the parents that have already donated items for our treasure baskets! Our youngest children are going to love them! We appreciate your support!
