Welcome to our K4 class blog! Here is a quick tour of our classroom. I've also listed some of the amazing things that your child will do there. The walls are mostly bare waiting for the kiddos creations. The centers are very basic for the first week or so. New provocations and invitations to play are introduced weekly.
In the art center the kiddos will...
-describe an event, create symbols, and put ideas on paper
-develop fine motor and visual motor skills
-engage in creative expression
In the writing center the kiddos will...
-develop the understanding that print is written speech
-focus on letter formation and the sequence of sounds in words
-engage in book making, journal writing and labeling
-relate the sequence of illustrations
In the science center the kiddos will...
-develop skills in observation, exploration, description, making comparisons and classification
-investigate relationships using resources
-use problem solving strategies
During the first month of school, we will set up our forest floor terrarium and our fish tank.
In the block center the kiddos will...
-describe spatial, size and weight relationships
-develop problem solving and measurement skills
-develop balance, sorting and cooperation skills
-practice grouping, classifying, ordering, patterning, weighing, measuring, and counting one to one
-connect real life story problems to numeration and equations
The dramatic play area is where the kiddos practice real life situations. They will use many math and literacy skills as they create jobs and life situations. A lot of important social skills are learned here such as sharing, taking turns, cooperating, impulse control and dealing with disappointment. They will problem solve, negotiate, organize and plan. This area will change according to interests, inquiries and projects.
There are books available in every center. The kiddos are encouraged to explore them freely. I take great care to fill the classroom environment with books and print that engage and excite them. Early literacy experiences help to develop print awareness and left to right flow of print,
develop comprehension and interpretation of text, and enhance storytelling and
literature appreciation.
I am excited to see how the room changes as they make it theirs!
Next week, I will show you what the first week of K4 looks like.
I love all of the different work stations!!!
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