It has been a really busy week around here! The gang is all here, and we are having a great time! As many of you may have heard, we have made a few little changes to accommodate the size of our class...the empty classroom next door has been organized and we will be having our morning circle and rest time in that class, as it gives us a little bit of room to spread out because there are not as many tables and shelves in that room. We also started our jobs this week...each morning during our circle time 7 children (on a rotating basis) get to choose one of our classroom jobs...so fun! Classroom jobs are a vital part of our classroom routine because it helps our students to feel important, it helps the children learn responsibility and it also helps to promote positive behavior! Plus it gives us all an opportunity to contribute to our classroom community! We have also been busy at the art table making decorations for our room. We have experimented with some different ways of painting...using standard brushes and dot markers. Next week we will start our color review...a rainbow colored week! Check out the pictures below of your little cuties hard at work! Center time is a big part of our daily morning routine in the three year old room. Centers are typically areas within the classroom where the children will learn by playing and engaging in activities that revolve around our theme of the week. This is the time where we will spend focused time working on important 3 year old skills: letter and number recognition, pre-math skills such as 1 to 1 correspondence, sorting, subitizing with 5 and 10 frames, and fine motor work such as cutting, stringing beads, using tweezers and making playdough shapes. Before we start our "real work" we need to get the children used to moving from center to center, Some of our centers this week included color sorting , play dough, puzzles and felt stories. A note about morning drop-off's: The transition at the start of a new school year can be a tricky one...new teachers, new rules, different classroom. Here is a great article about how to create a morning drop-off routine that will help curtail the tears in the mornings! In our experience a solid morning routine is one that is quick, consistent and ends with a little ritual: a special kiss, a wave goodbye at the window, a push out the door are some ideas that we have seen be successful in the past. And we promise you, we will cuddle and wipe away any tears as long as the child needs us to...but typically, they only cry for a few minutes after you leave the school and then they get about the hard work of playing!!
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June 2021
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