Enhancing the Literacy Experience

This week, both classes did activities based on the books we read during circle time. Take one look at Pinterest and you'll find a thousand "crafts" to go along with the books we read to preschoolers. If you look at these pictures, you'll notice that the children were given materials and sent to work without a goal in mind. Open-ended activities ensure that children are using their imaginations, their social interaction skills, reasoning, mathematical and scientific thinking skills - all while having fun! The outcome might not be pretty, but it's the process that matters in room 102, not the product. Enjoy!

we read this book with 4 year olds, and then made our own volcanoes! 

the children had trays of baking soda

and cups full of colored vinegar

they used pipettes to squirt the vinegar into the soda. small motor development is disguised in many ways!

we read Not a Box with our 3 year old class

we used markers...

and tape...

and scissors...

and even our whole bodies!