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April 7-9
April 7-9
Spring!
Spring!
Spring has arrived! We spent the first week back from Spring Break discussing all of the changes that Spring brings and then searching for it on our campus. ...
We began by creating a web of ideas about Spring. We asked the children to tell us what they see outside in the spring and what "comes out" when the winter is over and spring is here. We then used this vocabulary to go outside and look for these signs of spring.
We used a "Scavenger Hunt" format to look for signs of spring to give students a visual of what they were looking for and to make it fun! We reviewed each picture and then headed outside with our clipboards and crayons.
As the children discovered a sign of spring, they called it out and called their friends over. They were tasked with using a crayon to make an X in the box next to the picture of what they saw. Writing an X practices bilateral coordination and requires crossing the midline of the body, which is a key developmental milestone in their writing development.
Our scavenger hunt took us to the garden where we were able to see our bulbs in full bloom! As the children marked that item off their list we discussed the different colors, shapes and sizes of the flowers in the large garden bed and the sprouts in the Preschool bed.
The next day we viewing a picture of the flowers and revisited our discussion of the colors, shapes and sizes. We then wondered why the flowers were all "leaning" in one direction?? After much discussion we came to the conclusion that they were learning towards the sun!
Our morning activity explored a variety of "floral" letters. The children naturally began looking for the letters in their name, so we had them spell their names in all of the flower letters. Those that needed a guide were given one (their name on a circle) which made it a successful experience for everyone. They even helped each other find letters, showing that not only do they recognize the letters in their own name, but also in the names of their friends.
Our final flower experience was painting our own flowers like the ones we grew in the garden. The children recognized that all of flowers in our garden have green stems and leaves so we all completed that part of the task together for everyone's first flower. Then they could use whatever colors they wanted to paint the petals. We gave them Q-Tips to incorporate fine motor practice into the painting experience. Many children painted more than one flower and changed up their colors and designs with each one!
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