Ms. Faye's Perky Preschool Blog

Dressing up as a Community Helper ended our first unit on the Transdiciplinary Theme, How We Organise Ourselves.  One intense afternoon on the 20th of October, the Preschoolers became different  characters and shared their stories during the Publishing Party.  They prepared and anticipated the day that they will share their roles and responsibilities and become the person that they dream of becoming.     In front of other students, teachers and parents, they proudly shared their stories as they hid their nervousness with those sweaty and shaky hands. Questions were asked, but the Preschoolers confidently answered them.    Now, meet our future Community Helpers who will become MOVERS and CHANGERS in the world! Shinkansen Train Driver "I love trains."  Illustrator "I want to create books." Police Officer "I want to catch bad guys." Doctor (Dermatologist) "I want to work in a hospital like my dad and mom."   Doctor   "I want...

In the Unit of Inquiry,   It started with a blank space. They thought,   "There's a lot of things to be done!" "It looked empty, sad and quiet."   Then, they started talking.    They worked hard.   They knew their ROLES. They did their RESPONSIBILITIES. Together, they worked and created a COMMUNITY. A place where they have everything they need.  A place where everything and everyone is connected.  A place where everyone is happy. A place where there is 'US'. They called it,  'The Perky Preschool Community'   For Literacy Story Element :  The Character From the story Bye-Bye Big Bad Bullybug, the Preschoolers created their own version of the Bullybug. This is a way to introduce to the preschoolers what a character is.   The illustrations will then be used to create a fictional story.   

UNIT OF INQUIRY SORTING OUT This week, the preschoolers started their journey on becoming experts on their chosen community helper.    After weeks of FINDING OUT  from different resources and learning about the community and the people in the community, they are now using these knowledge to write an Informative Book.    They have identified what a writer and illustrator's jobs are. They were very fortunate that Jess (Mia's mom) came and shared with them her roles and responsibilities as a writer.  They are now inspired and are ready to take on the role of a writer and an illustrator.  Also, Joshua Lim (Isaac's dad) came and shared with the Preschoolers his job, roles and responsibilities as a Project Manager for Caterpillar Inc. The company that manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines.  They asked a lot of good questions and learned that people from different organisations need to help and work together to make th...

VIDEO As they continue to develop a deeper understanding on How We Organise Ourselves, the preschoolers explored different materials that they can use for their future research. They watched educational videos to inform them about the roles of different community helpers. As we watched together, we had the flexibility to pause, rewind, and discuss important information about the community helper.    Then, they worked independently and responded to the questions: What are the responsibilities of the community helper? What might they look like?  What tools do they use to do their job? How are they important to us? BOOK WALK "Reading is the gateway for children that makes all other learning possible."  Book walk is a way for the students to make predictions about might be happening in the book.  They don't have to be readers yet to understand what's happening in the book.  Learning is fun when it is shared with a friend! Together with their par...