Kickin’ Off a New Theme: On the FarmThe children in my class have a farm, garden or know someone who does, so this theme is particularly exciting to them. Our school is in a beautiful agricultural area that is also surrounded by lakes, rivers and a National Park that runs along Lake Michigan. On the way to school, our children see vineyards, cherry, apple and peach orchards and glimpses of Lake Leelanau. They play and learn where people vacation! Cooperative games: We played a game during skill time where the children rolled the die, then moved the hen to nearest matching space on the board. Their goal was to work as one team to get the hen to the henhouse before the fox came. Following directions, spatial awareness and working cooperatively with others are all school-readiness skills that were focused on. Don’t Drop the Egg! We played a fun game on “Chicken Day,” of passing an egg around the circle as our theme music played. During Art, we stamped eggs in paint onto black aper. Mrs. Plamondon engaged the children in a conversation about where eggs come from, the parts of an egg and so on. Language skills develop at a faster rate when used in a deeper context t(such as our monthly theme) and with a caring, familiar adult. Writing in Mud We wrote farm words in “mud” during skill time. Counting Pigs: Each month, our curriculum comes with two sets of manipulatives. The children love these little piggies! We counted them, sorted them and used our math cards to indicate the correct number. School readiness skills: one-to-one correspondence, identifying numerals, following directions, sorting/grouping. The month has just begun, so come on back ya’ll to see what is happening on the farm!
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AuthorSheila Anderson has over 25 years experience in the Early Childhood Field and still loves going to "school" everyday. Archives
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