Here is just a snapshot of the learning that is happening in our amazing preschool!
What may look a house of sticks (from the 3 Little Pigs) morphed into a trap for the ghost shark to use the turtles as bait for those poor people! A story of their own making ends with a lesson learned about falling prey to the ultimate predator! Mrs. Bratcher's' imaginative crew!
Blocks in Mrs. Banks' room are constructed to meet the big plans these little ones have for them. Can the wolf blow this brink house over??
Mrs. Clark's room offers this little one's imagination a world of possibilities! Making a box into a stick house - adding sticks one by one is a little counting lesson, too!
Extending the retelling of the Three Little Pigs= learning about story structure! Whether they were retelling though the book version, making up a new scene, or considering possible roles for the characters and who would play which one - play and learning collided! Research shows that purposefully "coaching" as kids play allows for teachers to offer up some questions to help learners plan or extend play, and intentionally impact learning (cognitive, social, emotional, etc.) all while the learner is engaged in play!
Who wants some porridge? Mamma Bear and Baby Bear do! Why not add some letters for a little added nutritional value?! Oh, and just after this they found a tiny bowl for the sweet Baby Bear, switched the orange "medium" bowl to be Mama's, and gave the "big" green bowl to Papa Bear. Love their understanding of the story and graduated order!
When you are learning math, it's more fun to have objects of choice! Each child has their own objects to count, but Mrs. Banks if extending each learner's understanding by need. Differentiation and engagement in action.
Rhythm, Syllables, Sounds and more! Making Music is fun for all! Mrs. Honeycutt makes music in her classroom and what a fun learning time they had!
Mrs. Cheek's crew is learning to ID letters. The three you see are those of this week. Getting a Bingo makes this letter learning FUN!
Differentiation is at the hear of this mall group time. Some are rhyming and reading, others are listening for sounds, and still others are working on letter ID. What you need is what you learn!
