Spanish Class with Alicia
Alicia began Spanish class by reading a book in Spanish that introduced the children to vocabulary associated with different forms of transportation. After the book we played a matching game In this game Alicia called out a Spanish term for a means of transportation and the children touched the picture that matched the spanish word witha fly swatter. Seeing the pictorial representation and hearing the spoken word reinforces new concepts for young children in such a meaningful way.
Early Outdoor Play
We have been enjoying the beautiful weather so much this week and have especially enjoyed having outdoor lunches We decided it would be really fun to go outside and have snack together 'picnic style' this morning. We loved starting our day in our outdoor classroom and appreciated the beauty of our campus and school community. The pond was fuller than usual due to last night's rain, and that seemed to be a perfect invitation for the children to play in the water! Several of the children immediately went into the shed after snack and changed their shoes in for boots.
Visiting Kindergarten and the Baby Chicks
Kindergarten invited our class to visit the newly hatched baby chicks. This was a wonderful opportunity for the children to experience the life cycle of chicks. The children loved watching and touching the little babies!
Art Class
When the children entered the art room studio this morning, they noticed that each table was set with large paper for drawing at each spot and a beautiful vase of daffodils was displayed for easy viewing. Sam introduced a special type of drawing called observational drawing. She explained that you "draw what you see" and that the drawing of the daffodils would be also called a still life.
"A still life is a drawing of something that doesn't move. It is still." The children were asked to draw what they saw and then were given the opportunity to add color by using Sam's magic colored pencils. The special colored pencils turn into watercolors when a drop of water is put on top of the color! The children were quite thoughtful and intentional as they first sketched the vase of flowers and then applied color. Observational drawing facilitate the development of visual discrimination, cognitive development as well as supporting fine motor and creativity. The children loved this very 'big kid' art experience!
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