Preschool
National Champions!!!
We came in Monday full of excitement for the big game. Unfortunately this spilled over into music class and many of us ended up using terrible manners. Luckily there was redemption in the form of a challenge board. Show and Tell was on the line and my friends were determined to capture that elusive prize […]
March Madness: a lesson in social skills
I came across a fantastic stack of social problem solving books and have decided that in addition to supporting our beloved Tar Heels, we would talk about stuck vs. flexible thinking, matching the size of the reaction to the size of the problem, and the “hidden rules” that guide our daily interactions. But back to […]
Reading and Math Fun
This week went by so quickly in Children’s House 2-1! All of our friends worked so hard on simple addition and subtraction problems. Using numbers and counting tools, we continue to work on math everyday. Montessori Spindles are one of our favorite counting works. Our skills at cutting are improving as well. We practice by […]
Back to Basics…
Every once in a while, I like to leave themes behind and focus on the core skills, like letter recognition and phonetics. As a group we play memory games and do phonetics activities. This allows those of us who have mastered phonetics to help those who are still working on their knowledge. This type of […]
“Luck of the Irish”
We took advantage of a “holiday” week to leave themes behind and get back to basics. This week we worked with the alphabet. Mastering letter recognition, phonetic pronunciations, and reading comprehension through activities, group games, and, of course, our academic challenges. All this foundation work left us time for only one major art project… the […]
Out of Gas…
We spent this week continuing our exploration of Transportation. Needless to say, I look forward to seeing this theme in my rear view mirror and moving on to new things. But first, one more look back…
Ready, Set, Let’s Go!
We rode happily through the week talking about all things with wheels, wings, and motors. We made a huge list of all the modes of transportation we could imagine and did a couple of cool art projects, but best of all we got a bunch of new library books. We made a super cool car […]
Nutrition and the Food Pyramid
“Healthy Foods” were the topic of discussion in Children’s House 2-1 this week. We looked at the food pyramid and how important it is to make healthy choices when we eat. During story time, we listened to stories and poems all about healthy food. We drew our favorite fruits and vegetables and colored them during […]
Spiders are Not Insects!
My personal favorite project of the week was the spider web and massive black widow we put in the window to replace the snowflakes, which have turned out to be ridiculously inappropriate despite the fact that it’s still February. But we weren’t all about spiders, we still enjoyed learning about insects… And we celebrated Ethan’s […]
“All You Need Is Love”
What an epic week! We rocked out with Ms. Marcia on Monday, checking out her super cool instrument collection and singing classic rock songs. On Tuesday we celebrated the love filled holiday that is Valentine’s Day with a party and a massive card exchange. We got so much good stuff, we had a second party […]
