I am always fascinated by Caper Day and the ability to make choice.
Here we have a simple machine he created and used.
Other happenings-
Definition of Determination-Firmness of purpose
We passed a large branch on our walk around the block, we wanted to look for sticks so that we might add to our large nest on the little playscape. The stick called to a few acorns, "pick me!" It said, "I'm perfect!" A few Acorns picked up the stick. E- said, "I don't know, that looks too big." The others trudged along with the branch. The progression with the branch had a few adjustments. Sometimes Four Acorns carried the stick, sometimes One Acorn carried the stick.
For those of you who know me...... There is a possibility of my favorite day happening tomorrow.
"I am the acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger
Thick
Lines
Color
Shadow
Negative Space
Strokes
All words to explore the language of paint.
"I am the acorn that becomes the oak."- John Winger
Today we celebrated D's birthday! She painted her birthday letter. Everyone else wanted to paint too, so we took the opportunity to learn about colors.
T. I’m making a rainbow. I used red, and yellow and blue. I want green now.
E. We love our pictures.
T. Let’s make blue.
E. I made a new color.
T. Look I made a rainbow.
E. I can I do red instead.
T. But you have your own color.
T. Do you see my picture? You can use yellow.
E. Look at all the colors.
G. I’m making a snake.
E. I made a circle.
G. I’m making an apple tree to get apples.
G. See this is pink. It’s not all gone yet. Im making a family picture. Im making my family because I love it. Yellow! I love yellow. I love this yellow! How did this happen? It’s ok.
E. Are you done with the red paint?
E. Look I made green with the blue.
E. Okay, done.
While some friends were painting, others played with playdough or blocks. M. and B. built a large castle with their blocks. The play carried over to painting as M. created a painting of his castle to hang in the castle. Unfortunately the painting was too wet to hang in the castle.
B. I’m making a cow.
M. I’m making a castle for my castle over there.
B. It’s white.
This was the first day we tried to write the letters of our names here in the Acorn Room. We like to talk photos of their work on the first day so that we might see progress by the end of the school year!
Here is Day ONE-
If a child lives with tolerance, He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, He learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, He learns justice.
After the long weekend, I started to reflect on how much we have accomplished this year. The children have worked hard on independence, going to the potty, self help skills and building confidence that they can do things themselves. I then, started looking at old blog posts and picked out a few favorite pics. Enjoy!
The little bird,
with feathers brown,
sat singing on a tree;
The song was very soft and low,
But as sweet as it could be.-Author Unknown
