We are going “under the sea” in the pre-K class now! We’ve been busy taking care of the land part of the Earth, but now we’re going to help the water part. In preparation for our field trip on Monday with Mr. Bender, we will be talking about the ocean. We have some new centers including a mermaid cave, ocean animals in the water beads, and a fish/bubble activity.
We worked on tracing and cutting some sea creature shapes such as a starfish, sand dollar, and more. These will go in our portfolios to demonstrate our growth and development since the last tracing activity. During circle time one day, we read a book about FLOATING and related it to our swim lessons. When we are stretched out and flat like a piece of bread, we float in the water. When we curl up in a ball like if we squish the bread, we sink. We know that rocks, even small ones, sink. Someone asked whether crabs float, and when Mr. Bender came to feed the critters, he answered that for us. Some crabs have special “paddles” on their back legs to help them swim, but they don’t float. We did our own experiment about floating on Thursday. Using a big tub of blue water and a variety of objects, we tested buoyancy. We reviewed what we learned at swim lessons about floating and applied it to these objects- napkins (spread out and smushed up), a crayon, different types of paper, a flower petal, a marble, and sea animal toys. Then the tub was used during center time for the children to experiment by themselves. They had fun! We had such a great time at swim lessons the past two weeks! The children were so well-behaved and enthusiastic. I have been very proud of them. La Casa: This week in Spanish we talked about la casa (the house) and learned the words for different parts of the house: el techo (roof), las ventanas (windows), and la puerta (door). We learned actions for each of these words and put together our own house on the feltboard. Students chose how many ventanas and where to put them, as well as which color puerta and the weather (sol/sunny or nublado/cloudy.) Enthusiastic learners as always! MONDAY- field trip to the Sands with Mr. Bender. Please let us know if you are going to attend. Our photos are here.
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