Fall Fall Fall

Our big story this week was the outdoors! With such glorious weather and beautiful colors, we were out every day to collect leaves, acorns, rocks sticks (apologies, please check your child's pockets!).  When we are outside, the children have space to interact and imagine!  We made beautiful leaf crowns that the children wore proudly throughout the hike and in the classroom that day!

Our trail and outdoor classroom space continue to encourage imaginative play, with baskets to gather leaves and pinecones, trees to climb, and trails to follow.  

 

Our trail project continues with great interest.  We drew maps of our outdoor space from memory, and the children were able to list all of the things that they remembered as they drew. Maps are used often in our classroom.  The children find them in baskets and unfold them, draw their own, and talk about them with each other. The shapes and map that we created on our rug have become a familiar sitting down space for us. 

We painted with tempera paint, and tried watercolor resist, coloring with black crayon and then painting all over with watercolor cakes. The children are quite enthusiastic with paint and will spend a long time filling up a whole piece of paper. 

And, finally, we worked together to create a thinking chair, or a space for breathing and calming down. It has a positive connotation, as we all agreed that breathing and thinking are a great way to give ourselves space and calm. 

Until Next Time,

Michele