We began our week looking at the story of creation in Genesis. We decided to also learn about the letter "W" for world. Pictured above is just one of the ways we made the letter "W" with wood.This involved teamwork, planning, and once we all agreed that it did, indeed, match the letter "W" we had found in the word "world," we also had the pleasure of "w"alking along all its wonderful winding whimsy! Ha! (sorry...we got a little wrapped up in "w's!") During our morning circle and story time we also observed that God made the sky. This led to some questions! One of our little three's asked if God made rainbows. So, from there, we decided to make our own puzzle rainbows. We practiced tracing the shape of the curve with our glue bottles, fingers, and paintbrushes. Then...in proper two year old fashion, the glue landed here...and there....and we ended this activity with lots of sudsy, soapy, water table play! Never let a mess keep a child from their truest form of learning...PLAY!! A wonderful "follow-up" activity to this is always "wash" time. This can be in the sink, the water table, the sprinkler, or washcloth practice learning how to clean our own faces and the faces of our babies or one another. Everything in pre-k world is an OPPORTUNITY for hands-on learning through the power of play!!! We practiced tracing the curve shape of the rainbow with the tips of our glue bottles, markers, fingers, and paint brushes. My little two's are FASCINATED with glue puddles :)!! What an easy transition to go from ooey-gooey-gluey fun to some splashy-splashy water exploration that doubles as clean-up! What did the rest of the week look like??
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It had been raining for a couple of days causing the temperature to drop from barefoot and muggy to jackets and jumpers. We hadn't been outside due to the weather and once the rain stopped the children were biting at the bit to PLAY! Indoor play is fun, but nothing can ever beat the fresh air, swinging trees, birds chirping, locusts humming, and white fluffy cloud whimsy. They BEGGED me to allow them to play at the water table. One of their favorite activities is using the hose to fill, then dump, then refill the table again and again. This does make for a muddy mess, but to them mud is just another bonus. And let's face it...everything IS washable for a reason.. I had to say no due to the temperatures. I hate telling them "no." I try to say "yes" to everything I can and save the "no" moments for safety issues, so they will understand that it means something more than just "not right now." But, in the 50 degree temps, water play just wasn't on the menu. So, they set out to adventure. They found droplets on leaves, itty-bitty mud puddles under the rocks, worms brought to the surface of the ground...and, therefore, more birds willing to hang around within closer proximity than normal. Then, this toddler twosome came running to me all out of breath leading me back to something that desperately required my attention. They ran to the wheel barrow filled with rain water. My little blondie was asking permission, while you can see my baby of our little school family was just ready to jump in! You can't hide a treasure from the heart that is searching... These little precious babes were actually on a mission to find a puddle big enough for play. I had said "no" to the water table, so they found water on the leaves, under rocks, under the flower pots, in tiny little tid-bits here and there. But, this was the MOTHER LOAD! This is what they had been searching for. At this point...I couldn't turn them down. Yes, they got soaked... Yes, it was chilly... But, with toddlers the water splished and splashed away at record pace. And...yes, they were soooo happy. And, isn't that what life's all about; finding the treasures our hearts are looking for. Their little hearts just longed for their favorite play past-time...mine was longing for their giggles of glee. We both found what we were looking for... What is your heart searching for today? Don't give up...find it under a leaf, find it under a rock, it might be that you begin finding it in small spaces; keep searching until you find it in GREAT MEASURE. And, when you find it, don't keep it hidden. Share it with a friend, share it with the ones that love you. You never know when the treasure you find may become just what their heart treasures too... I wish you well and I hope you get to play today. -L When we started talking about |
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