Man, this week is flying by. I can’t believe it’s time to blog already. We’ve had a ton of fun learning so far, although some of it hasn’t been quite as successful as I had hoped (more on that to come).
So far, I think the children’s favorite thing to learn about during this water study has been sea animals. I read them a book called Big Sharks this week, and they have been picking up on a bunch of little facts about sharks. When Pastor came to read to them today, they couldn’t wait to tell him all about sharks. It’s a super cool thing to see, and I wish you all could see it!
Since Big Sharks is a nonfiction book, I took the time to talk about this with the kiddos. At this age, they are capable of understanding that some books are about real things and some books are made up. It is good for them to have this understanding early, because it will help them make more sense of what they’re reading when they start that process.
On Monday, we attempted to make Gak. Play dough is very popular at SON Shine, so I wanted to give them another dough-type item to play with….unfortunately, it didn’t turn out like I thought it would. Instead of dough, we ended up with goop. It wasn’t completely unsuccessful though; the kiddos still had a blast playing in the goop. Everyone took a turn! We won't talk about the mess it made in the classroom.... I don't mind though. Seeing the kids completely engaged in something is awesome, so if that means I have to spend extra time cleaning up then I'm okay with it!
We also got out the bikes for the first time yesterday. I set up a track for the kids to ride the bikes on to practice steering. They had fun zipping in and out of the hula hoops trying to get from one side to the other.
Today, I opened up the SON Shine Car Wash! The children each had a job at the car wash. Some were washers, some were driers, some were cashiers, and some were drivers. It was cool to hear some of the stories the children came up with as they drove their cars through the car wash. I heard everything from, “Hurry up! I’m going to be late to work!” to “My car is really messy because I like to drive it through the dirt.”
We also played a fun game outside called Shark Attack. One child was the shark. S/He would sit on a scooter and chase the other kids (the swimmers). This was a great exercise in following the rules. There were three rules in our game: (1) use walking feet (otherwise the shark had a hard time catching the swimmers), (2) when the shark touches a swimmer, the swimmer freezes until another swimmer touches him/her, and (3) stay inside the boundaries. Overall, the children did an excellent job remembering the rules, and they all had a blast playing the game!
My next entry probably won’t be until after the Read-a-thon, so I hope you are all planning to come! I haven’t heard from anyone about coming for supper yet, so please let me know if that is your plan. I want to make sure we have enough pizza. If you have any questions about the night, please let me know! I think it’s going to be great!
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