We follow Jefferson County Public School Calendar and will be closed Friday March 15th due to weather. Stay safe and warm!
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We follow Jefferson County Public School Calendar and will be closed Thursday March 14th due to weather. Stay safe and warm!
Pluto was once considered a planet, but because of its small size, it is now a dwarf planet. It is made up of rock and ice. Pluto is the farther celestial body from the sun. You would feel very light on Pluto. They made Rock Planet shakers today! They colored the cups and added beans for the ice and rocks.
They drew and used stickers in their fine motor journals. They are getting so good at putting puzzles together! Puzzles require toddlers to figure out how different pieces fit together, promoting problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Puzzles make learning enjoyable, turning educational activities into play, which is essential for fostering a positive attitude toward learning. And another benefit is, completing a puzzle independently instills a sense of accomplishment and independence in toddlers. Venus is extremely hot because it is close to the sun. It is the hottest planet in our solar system; its average temperature is 900 degrees! It has no moons and is almost the same size as Earth. Venus is covered in thick clouds and is an orangish color. During this Invitation to Create, children used cotton balls and paint to create their own representation of Venus. During this process, children observed physical changes when mixing two colors together.
They colored Venus and then were encouraged to cut into pieces like a puzzle. They glued back together in their journals. They were given letters R, S and Z, they were encouraged to match upper and lower case letters together R with r, S with s and Z with z. They worked on space puzzles today! Mars is known as the "Red Planet." It has rocks and red dust. Mars can get very cold. It has craters, mountains and volcanoes. It can take up to 300 days to get to Mars. During this Invitation to Create, they used red sand, paint and paper to create their own representation of Mars. By using materials such as sand, paint and paper children can learn through tactile experiences.
They colored and cut out Mars and placed in their journals. The younger children colored in their journals and completed their names. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It can be extremely hot or cold. Mercury is rocky and has many craters. It orbits around the sun quickly. Mercury has no moons. They colored mercury and glued into their journals. They made a planet Mercury stick, one side is blue for cold and other red for hot. We discussed if they like hot or cold weather better.
They sorted numbers and letters in their journals. The younger children used a glue stick and scrap paper to glue into their journals. They all worked in their journals today. The older kids were encouraged to cut and color earth. For the children that cannot cut on the lines yet, no problem. They practice cutting and tearing scrap paper and will soon be cutting like little pros!
For letter recognition we used an empty box of goldfish. Environmental print is an excellent tool to use in the classroom, it is the print of everyday life. Young children pay attention to their environment and can pick up on letters, numbers and words from their exposure. For their names we made rockets! The younger children worked in their journals using stickers, glueing shapes and coloring. They played with magna tiles building towers.
Earth is the third planet from the sun. Planet Earth is special because it is the only planet in our solar system with liquid water on its surface that can also sustain life. Earth is mostly made up of ocean water. During this Invitation to Create, children used their creativity to design their own Earth collages. They formed a plan and made artistic choices using paper continent shapes, paper plate and paint. They also explored in the space sensory bin.
They traced, sorted, used a q-tip to paint, colored, used puzzle pieces and stickers to create letter Rr.
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