Wednesday, February 24th was Pink Shirt Day. We talked about what that meant and why we honour that day. We talked about Bully Behaviour and what it could look like, sound like, and feel like. The children made foam pink shirt necklaces to wear on the day. They each wrote an important message on theirs. We read multiple stories and discussed different things that we could do to be a good friend.
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We all made maple leaf necklaces and many children chose to make maple leaf crowns to help commemorate the day! It was nice to see so many children in red & white and in Canadian gear. Proud to be Canadian!
Using the Creative Thinking Core Competency, the children made their own 'Love Bug' using loose parts. Next, the children did some "kidwriting" about their Love Bug in their "I Am An Author" book.
Playing Pass the Heart. Don't drop it! You're not allowed to use your hands to take the heart and pass it - you can only use the clothes peg. It's good fine motor practice - it can be tricky!! Trying to find the other half of our "Broken Hearts" We practiced our printing at our Compliment Centre. The children wrote multiple compliments to their classmates. On Valentine's Day, we gathered together, I read them all out, and we posted them on our 'Kindness' board (sorry I forgot to get a photo!). It was such a bucket-filler hearing such kind words about ourselves!
This was what greeted the students in preparation for Chinese New Year - our table of Chinese "artifacts". This is called provocation - a way to provoke the curiosity and interest of students. Year of the OxThis is the Year of the Ox. We did a 'directed drawing' of an ox and then the children coloured their ox the way that they wanted. They did an awesome job of adding details! Dragon Crowns Chinese RestaurantWe opened the Westmount Chinese Restaurant in our Dramatic Play area. The children enjoyed serving the "food". We had "dine-in" or "take out" options. Our Chinese food at our playhouse was a great place to practice using chopsticks. What a challenge! The children practiced role-playing financial transactions using our play money and cash register.
Together we thought about what would happen if we would got an early spring or if we continued with more winter. The children each decided what they would prefer and why: We wondered about being a groundhog and seeing your shadow. We talked about what a shadow is and how it is made. The children got to practice making shadows with flashlights and using different items. It was an interesting experiment!
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AuthorI'm Mrs. MacDonald. Welcome to a window into our kindergarten classroom. My goal of this blog is to give you an opportunity to see some of the things that we are doing at school. Enjoy! Archives
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