From a Preschooler's Perspective
Preschooler: I love maple ice cream!
Teacher: Do you eat it on a cone or in a bowl?
Preschooler: I don't ever eat it!
An Apple Day!
Brooke brought in a lot of apples and an apple press, Becka did the art activity (apple prints), and we read a couple of apple themed books (one about the life cycle of the apple and another about counting apples). The preschoolers counted and added apples, ate plenty of apples, made apple prints, did the apple dance (that they made up) and drank the apple cider that they made. Finally, since we had so much left over cider, we brought it across the hall to share it with our kindergarten pals!
All of this a great example of how our emergent preschool curriculum works. The children are engaged in activities that they really enjoy while all different types of learning (in this case social-emotional, motor, health, language, literacy, math, creative arts, social studies and science) are "embedded" in the activities. Lots of learning and lots of fun - what could possibly be a better way to spend a day at school?
Here are some photos from our Preschool Apple Day:
Holding, Counting & Adding Apples
Eating Apples
Making Apple Cider
Making Apple Prints
Doing the Apple Dance
Drinking Apple Cider
