Rooms and things in the house

We spent last week learning about the rooms and objects found in the house. We talked about the Bedroom, Kitchen, Living room and Bathroom.

 Coloring is a great way to express using color and helps build finger strength to prepare for writing ABC's

 A lot of good coloring work was done by everyone! As we color we talk about the objects in the picture. It helps us to remember vocabulary. If you say the word you won't forget as quickly.

Bingo is always fun and we can show our skills at quickly locating the object mentioned.

Benefits of Playing with Blocks ブロックで遊んでのメリット

These are some the things children learn from playing with blocks :)

Math

size

area

shapes

spacial awareness

patterns

estimation

Science

balance

symmetry

weight

height

length

order

cause and effect

Literacy

vocabulary

dictating stories

recalling stories

using books as inspiration

Cognitive

sequencing

manipulation

logical reasoning

comparisons

Physical

coordination

fine motor development

depth perception

spacial awarenes

Creative

problem solving

creative building

sensory play

Social

cooperation

success

failure

negotiation

problem solving

compromise

Today we spent some time using Playdough. It's a great way to work with shapes and talk about things we are interested in. Here some cheese pancakes are being made!

 Lot's of cutting, squeezing, pulling, rolling, pinching and stretching took place...

 working on the fine details of a snowman!

More pancakes!

Flattening out the piece before attaching it to the main body.

 Looking great!

 Final details!

Working very hard!

Final product is done!