Hello Pine Family and happy Monday to all that came to school today! We wished all 5 friends well that weren't here! With our small group we kicked off a few new centers and continued to practice our magic word FEEL. Our word FEEL this week is going to focus on what something FEELS like when we touch it. At the table we picked a seashell to paint that we will use to make a FEEL collage. At the carpet we used some blocks to create with with. Ask your kiddo, "How did the blocks FEEL?" (Hint: they were foam blocks, which are soft compared to our wooden blocks, and smooth.) In the sensory table we had something new that we could FEEL; can your kiddo tell you what it was? (Hint: it is something you see/feel at the beach.) We were so excited to get some time outside in this beautiful weather and explored the somewhat muddy/wet upper playscape. A couple of our friends spotted a neat animal! (Ribbit Ribbit) To end our day we did a sensory/regulation group time with some special breathing, yoga poses, and a mindful moment.
Yesterday the Pine friends continued their exploration on how to create a submarine out of a box. They first started drawing sketches of how it should look. "It needs to have windows!" "We should make it yellow too." "It also needs a telescope (periscope)." Now that the drawing phase was complete, some friends wandered over to then build a submarine out of the blocks. They worked purposefully and explained the different parts as they worked. "We need to cut out a circle for it to be the telescope." B, V, & E continued to work with one another and make compromises throughout their building in order to make the best version of a submarine as they could. The three finished building their submarine, but noticed something was missing. "It needs a propeller so it can move!" How could they make a propeller? What does a propeller look like? The kids got to work on some research about wh...
































































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