I am so excited to have the classroom filled with stories, meeting new friends, laughing, and "busy school sounds" from all the new and returning Octopi in a few days!
It has been a busy week getting to meet everyone that is new to the Octopus room, and catching up on summer details with my returning Octopi :)
The classroom cubbies are set up with MORE mail for mom and dad to read!
Octopus names are patiently waiting on the door ready to be hung up on the cubbies!
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| I will always have our mascot flag waving proudly outside the door, along with my smiling face each day to greet the children :) |
Responsive classroom is such a wonderful philosophy that our building uses as an approach to learning. I have a "take a break" section that is very inviting and calming in case someone has a sad or mad day. We do a lot work introducing strategies that can help calm you down (i.e. wall pushes, rocking in the chair, deep breathes, etc.). The giant leaf is suppose to be similar to our story "When Sophie gets Angry, Really, Really Angry..." and the tree she climbs to just "get away." |
| Learning how to take turns while playing games is one of the many things we practice in preschool! |
Reading is a HUGE part of our classroom. I have a very cozy set up for the children to read and/or listen to stories that are connected to our theme. For the start of school, until October we will be "Diving into preschool..." All of our books are currently related to school. We will talk about each center, the expectations while playing in that center, how to clean up, and of course how to have fun!
We learn many different concepts in the science center. This is a great place for the children to get to explore their five senses. I am starting the school year with learning and exploring with colors. Currently the science center ties into one of our read aloud's, "Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?" Matching colors, as well as matching real animals to "pretend" pictures. There are handles for color mixing, using their eyes to watch the magic happen (blue/yellow=green, red/yellow=orange blue/red=purple). I have some children literature on the table as well that tie into the color theme :)
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| Puzzles are an excellent way to work cooperatively together to complete a task. That is something we also work on everyday in preschool! |
For the first few weeks of school we really focus on recognizing our names in print; not just our own names but our friends, and teachers :)
Learning to read their names makes them aware of print, that it carries meaning, and is a great way to introduce writing words in stories!
One of our first books that we will make will relate to "Brown Bear...;" it will be "Octopus Class, Octopus Class What do you see?"
Predictable text, and our names and faces; such a great way to begin those emergent reading skills!
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