Today we started preschool with handwriting. Joseph, Max and Delainey practiced writing capital and lowercase “N”. They were all very focused on this task and each got a smiley face on their good work. This was both a motivator and confidence builder for the children. The loved getting a smiley face.
The children transitioned right into playing math games on the carpet. They first practiced putting stars in numerical order. Max prided himself in doing this task quickly. And he was quick!
They also played a sorting game. They had to sort stars according to color and then size. They all did this very well. This had a blast playing the math games, which was also a confidence builder.
During our usual circle time routine we talked about the nativity story and the children shared things that being with “N” for show and tell. Max shared a picture from his trip to New York, Delainey shared a picture of her Nana, and Joseph shared his “Nee Nee” (4-wheeler).
We also learned part of “The Nativity Song” song, made “Jesus in the manger” snacks, read a book about the Nativity story, and re-told the story with flannel board figures.
Our final activity was an art project. Max, Delainey, and Joseph colored a picture of the holy family and cut it out. Then they glued it inside a stable made of wooden craft sticks, and put a star on top. I thought they turned out cute.
Everyone got two stamps today for a job well done. I feel lucky to be have been able to teach the story of the nativity. I had so much fun with it. I felt the spirit as we told the story together. I just love our little preschoolers, Joseph, Delainey, and Max.
No comments:
Post a Comment