Adventures In WES Preschool!

Over the past several weeks the kids have been in a dancing mood, and we have had one dance party after another.  Here are a few pictures of some of the fun we've been having.

The kids have been loving the snow.  We've been sledding, making snow angels, shoveling and having fun in general in the snow.  Today was a bit sketchy with the ice that was left after the spring temperatures and rain this past weekend, but we made the best of it.  We're hoping to get more snow to cover the ice so we can get back to the sledding.                               

Learning through play... Our preschoolers learn so much through play.  Social skills such as sharing, taking turns, kindness, empathy and negotiating are just a few of the most important skills that they learn and are constantly refining in preschool. One of the favorite areas in the classroom for working on these social skills is our drama area. The interact, communicating and playing out familiar scenes in their lives (in their own unique ways). They make the most unique sandwiches such as the peanut butter, lettuce and green pepper sandwiches that I was fed this morning and the broccoli and asparagus cake that I "ate last week. And it's a good thing that the ice cream isn't real because I'm fed roughly 15 to 20 ice cones a day (usually with more than one scoop). Along with cooking, taking care of the babies is another favorite activity for the kids in the drama area.  Changing clothes, carrying them around in a backpack, feeding them and administering lots of ...

Several parents were curious during the conferences to learn how we teach math in preschool.  AS I explained, we immerse the children in math concepts throughout the day.  We talk about shapes, weight, size, numbers, counting and so much more all day long.  We count to 10 or 20 while playing hide and seek.  We count kids at the lunch table and end up sorting animal crackers during snack.  We read books about numbers, adding... and we do art projects with shapes.  In fact, we talk about math concepts so frequently that the children have no idea that they are learning math. Here are some pictures of some math activities that we've done during circle and choice time. Shapes and color Bingo: More Shapes and colors (plus magnets!)... Sorting by colors    Patterning Measuring... The box is ? blocks long. How many slices of apple are there?