Thankful for such great families in our community.
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Thankful for such great families in our community.
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Fall is in the air! One of our friends brought us a gift today. The candle smells amazing, and we are so excited to try the Pecan Apple Butter! Thank you very much for this thoughtful gift your kindness is appreciated.
As autumn progresses, leaves get less sunlight and stop making food (chlorophyll, the green color) to prepare for the winter. Without the production of chlorophyll, leaves begin to show red, yellow, orange or tan. The stems of the leaves weaker and they fall.
We colored a large community leaf. They picked a card, identified the color, and colored a spot on the leaf. This activity helps children practice patience and taking turns. The book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert demonstrates how leaves can be arranged to look like real things. We went outside to gather some leaves for our Leaf Creature project. During this Invitation to Create, the children made choices with leaves, foam stickers and markers to create a picture(s). They arranged the leaves in their own way to create art that is free of directions and an expected end product. Through this process, children can explore their spatial awareness and decision-making skills. One of the kiddos told me they made a cow! For fine motor practice, we used stickers to form the letter Nn. Spring is a season in which the snow starts to melt as the air becomes warmer. We may see plant budding and hear birds chirping. Animals are waking up from sleeping through the winter. It is often rainy during spring. They created a flower puppet using a cup and straw. They were able to move the straw up and down to play peekaboo with the flower puppet.
They colored and cut out letter Nn and placed stickers in their journals. Winter is a season that is usually cold and has snowfall. We wear warmer clothes, such as sweaters and mittens. In some areas, it is darker in the winter and the days are shorter. Some animals hibernate and survive the winter by sleeping.
A snowstorm can have strong winds and intense snowfall. During this Invitation to Create, children created a snowstorm with a feather and paint. Through this process, children can experiment painting without using a traditional paintbrush and wonder about the other tools they could use to paint. Children can share their discoveries with their peers and observe how different or similar each storm looks. For math, we used the math story cards and bear counters! Fine motor practice, they were encouraged to draw a nest in their journals and draw three birds. For the kiddos that know how to cut, they cut out rectangles, the kiddos learning to cut tore paper. Autumn is a season in which the weather and pants begin to change. Leaves change color and begin to fall. Animals know winter is coming and start preparing.
Stenciling is an art technique that creates designs by painting over shape cutouts. During this Invitation to Create, they explored the technique of penciling by painting inside a leaf stencil with a sponge. During this process, children may use their critical thinking skills to experiment with how to create the designs from a stencil. They created some beautiful fall leaves art! For fine motor we made rainbows (they are formed like letter n). I modeled how to make an n, and then how to draw the humps for the rainbow. I made a fall sensory bin with beans, pumpkins, and squirrels! Summer is a season that usually has warm or hot weather. We may see flowers, green trees and insects. Summer can be very colorful. We wear clothing such as shorts, sandals and bathing suits during this time.
Cherry trees produce fruit for people to pick and eat during the summer. We looked at the Inspiration Photo and talked about the different colors, shapes and textures. During this Invitation to Create, the kids built and designed their own interpretation of a cherry tree. They used stickers and tissue paper to represent their own cherry tree art. During the process, children made choices and constructed a plan of their own. We played "Counting Petals." They took turns rolling number cube, identified number and placed that many sticks in the play dough like flower petals. For fine motor, they traced lines or drew in their journals. Rainbows occur when there is both rain and sun. Every rainbow has a specific order of seven colors; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Rainbows often form an arch in the sky. During this Invitation to Create, children experimented with using colorful materials and created art that focused on self-expression and creativity. When creating their art, children can take risks and further explore their own ideas. I provided a paper plate, markers, glue and colorful paper.
For fine motor, they traced letter N. I set out rainbow bears, rainbow mat, shape links and let them freely explore with the counters. Clouds are large groups of tiny water droplets that we can see. When a cloud gets too heavy, it will rain. There are different types of clouds; cirrus clouds are thin and wispy; cumulus clouds are white and puffy (they don't carry rain) and nimbus clouds are gray and heavy with rain. When you look at a cloud you may see a "picture" in the sky, such as a rabbit or flower.
How do clouds rain? We used shaving cream and water to do an experiment. We used an eyedropper to drop water into the clouds (shaving cream). We watched the rain fall to the bottom of the bowl! For this Invitation to Create, children experimented with creating differently shaped clouds by using puffy paint, watered down paint, and a paintbrush. During this process, children were able to explore the effects of mixing paint with water, using shaving cream and discover how the consistency can change. I made cloud dough for them to play with, it was so soft but VERY messy! This was a mix of conditioner and corn starch. They used cotton balls to fill in the letter C; C for cloud. They took turns rolling a pocket cube, identified the number and placed that many clouds on the mat. For fine motor, they traced or drew lines in their journals! Wind is air that can move things. We can create wind with our breath by blowing out air. We can't see wind, but can feel it. Wind can be strong or gentle.
Wind is the movement of air that is impossible to see but can be felt on our skin. Wind can be experienced by simply going outside, turning on a fan or blowing air with your mouth. During this Invitation to Create, children explored how they can create wind with a straw and their own breath. Through this art process, they are able to explore invisible forces and motions and discover what designs can be created with wind and materials. For fine motor practice, we drew swirls for wind. They colored and cut the letter Cc and glued in their journals. |
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