Miss Karen & Morah Mimi

 This week we have continued our unit on winter. We’ve been talking to the children about how the weather is getting colder and in some places it gets so cold there’s even snow. We also talked about how we need to bundle up to stay warm! In class the children got to play with scarves, gloves, boots, and other winter clothing to help get a better understanding. The children also got to paint some igloos using legos to stamp the snow bricks. They also made a snowman using contact paper and cotton balls. They played with our classroom sensory table with white rice (snow), arctic animals, scoopers and shovels (for dumping and pouring). We have new magnets and felt in our classroom to reinforce the winter theme.

During outside time we played with shaving cream (snow) and arctic animals which the children loved. We also played with ice and tried to melt it with droppers.

We read a book called Hands Are Not for Hitting. We are working on keeping our hands to ourself. It may be easier to get a reaction when we use our hands but we are trying to give them the words to use when a friend takes a toy or they want to use a toy. We talked about what our hands are good for and the children answered what our hands are good for?

We are working on being independent. Putting our belongings away where they go. We are working on self regulating our bodies. We go to a calm area when we feel mad, or upset. It’s not easy but we are so proud of ourselves when we do!