Using logical reasoning (with toddlers!) to prepare for the cold weather
There was a new visitor at circle time - his name was Froggy. Froggy wanted to play with us in school - but he wasn't wearing any clothing yet. We looked through his basket of clothing to find his yellow shirt, blue pants and black shoes. The children were really excited to sing our good morning song to Froggy as he joined in our circle time.
When it was time to go outside we noted that Froggy isn't ready to go outside yet. It is cold and windy outside - he needs a jacket. We got Froggy a jacket and put on our own jackets as well.
Froggy has been helping us build our vocabulary as we decide what clothing he needs. He shows us how we need to assess and prepare before going outside in the cold. This is a skill we work on continuously with many of the activities we do. For example, when we want to paint we need to first get a smock, paper, paint and paintbrush until we are ready.
We live in such a beautiful world!
While a toddler cannot grasp the concept of a "season", our goal with our seasonal units is to give the children an appreciation for the world in which they live. We have been going on nature walks together to the woods (which we are so fortunate to have - right near our outdoor classroom) to give the children the experience of autumn in "untouched" nature. We heighten our sense of observation by stopping to notice all of the things around us.
There was a new visitor at circle time - his name was Froggy. Froggy wanted to play with us in school - but he wasn't wearing any clothing yet. We looked through his basket of clothing to find his yellow shirt, blue pants and black shoes. The children were really excited to sing our good morning song to Froggy as he joined in our circle time.When it was time to go outside we noted that Froggy isn't ready to go outside yet. It is cold and windy outside - he needs a jacket. We got Froggy a jacket and put on our own jackets as well.
Froggy has been helping us build our vocabulary as we decide what clothing he needs. He shows us how we need to assess and prepare before going outside in the cold. This is a skill we work on continuously with many of the activities we do. For example, when we want to paint we need to first get a smock, paper, paint and paintbrush until we are ready.
We live in such a beautiful world!
While a toddler cannot grasp the concept of a "season", our goal with our seasonal units is to give the children an appreciation for the world in which they live. We have been going on nature walks together to the woods (which we are so fortunate to have - right near our outdoor classroom) to give the children the experience of autumn in "untouched" nature. We heighten our sense of observation by stopping to notice all of the things around us.
There are so many leaves around! Can you here them crunch as we step on it?
Look at this one...
Take up a look up here. The leaves are all red.
I wonder what this tree feels like...
I can throw leaves up in the air
Using art to represent something we've seen
Once back in our room we took a look at the tree we have on the wall. The children noted 'Tree" as well as "No leaves there". We worked together on painting red leaves which we added to our tree. As we go through the seasons we will continue to use this tree to represent what we see outdoors.
Once back in our room we took a look at the tree we have on the wall. The children noted 'Tree" as well as "No leaves there". We worked together on painting red leaves which we added to our tree. As we go through the seasons we will continue to use this tree to represent what we see outdoors.This week we will begin our Thanksgiving unit. Please be reminded that we will be having a Thanksgiving Feast together on Wednesday, November 24, at 11:30.
All the best,
Morah Chaya and Morah Gittel
We are so grateful for the opportunities Aidan gets to have. We loved the nature walk entry and the opportunity to experience untouched nature.
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