One Month In!

 It is hard to believe we are a month into school already!  Things are moving fast in our classroom and the children are very comfortable now with each other and the routine of our day.

We have noticed several areas of interest so far this year.  One area specifically is painting.  The children this year are very interested in experimenting with different paints.  We want to foster this interest while working on different skills.  We are thinking that using different provocations with the children as they paint may inspire them to paint in different ways.  We also want to work on specific skills like color mixing and brush strokes. 

We have also noticed a large interest in building and movement with the children - specifically with cars and trains in the block area.  Right now the children are figuring out different ways they can make cars and trains move.  We also want to continue to foster this with the children and possibly introduce some concepts like angle and rate of speed.

Dramatic play has also been very busy this school year.  The children like to pretend to cook for themselves and others.  Most recently, introducing different props like clipboards and a cash register has helped to expand their pretend play.  We are going to continue to think about how we can scaffold this play and what might be meaningful to the children to add to this area. 

We are excited to see how these interest areas develop over time!