Thinky Linky Thursday: A Day in Preschool

Here are some of the things we did since being back from winter break. (only 1 day) It was so nice to be back with my kiddos! Love them :)

Floating sailboats. Matching colors and shapes. One of my little girls made up her own song "I'm sailing, we're sailing together."

Love the way this little boy set up the dramatic play area with our new baby dolls! Setting the table shows understanding of 1:1 correspondence.

Isn't this snow angel adorable?!

For small groups, we sat at the discovery area by the window and looked out at the snow. We talked about winter and what happens to the weather when winter comes. Then we drew pictures of things we can do with snow.

My car-obsessed student decided to build this ramp/street/track to run his cars on. A bunch of other kids joined in. Just look at how he matched up the blocks to make them fit together. Excellent!

And lastly, we used these gear blocks (not sure what they're really called) to make letters. 

What have you been doing with your kids?

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Listening Activity

This activity is good not only to teach listening and comprehension of language, but also to gauge their ability to follow through with detailed, multi-step directions. Give each child a piece of paper and some crayons or markers. Describe an object that you have drawn on your own paper. Be very detailed using describing words such as color, shape, size, and various parts of the object. It can be an animal if you are studying animals or whatever fits with your theme. Give the children plenty of time to complete their work and then show them your drawing and see how close they came. An extension you can do is allow a child to describe a drawing of their own and see if the others can draw it. Also if its an object that you can actually bring into the classroom or observe outside, let the children see it or a similar object and give them a chance to describe it. Encourage them to use words that they may not use on a regular basis. For the older children, have them write some of the words they come up with.