The Week in Review
March 10-14, 2014
Throughout the semester, the children have been working on
constructing an airplane. We began exploring the outside of the airplane such
as the wings, engines, and windows. Then we worked on exploring the interior of
the airplane. The children have been thinking about how to create the seats,
windows, and walkway of the airplane. After exploring pictures of the inside of
an airplane, Jenna noticed how the seat had a back for support, cushion for
sitting and two arms. She replicated the seat she saw in the picture with a
variety of different wooden blocks.
Ms. Mused and
the children have been talking a lot of about stories and the various elements
you need in order to tell a story. Ms. Mused provoked the children’s thinking
with story stones. The stones had a variety of different pictures on them. As
the children grabbed a stone they incorporated that person, place or thing into
the story. The children came up with a variety of different strategies for
using the stones. Some would gather the stones that were most appealing into a
pile and then begin to tell their stories. Another strategy was to grab a stone
at random and incorporate that person, place, or thing into their story.
Ms. Cicchelli
and the children went on a shadow hunt around the ECEC. The children explored
well lit areas like the gross motor room and dark places like the closet, to
see if they could find shadows. The children were able to see their shadow in
well-lit areas such as the gross motor room. However, they were unable to find
their shadows in places with little to no light like the closet or bathroom.
The children concluded that in order to see a shadow their needs to be light.
