Preschool Stories

Just like yesterday,

We have written our stories today,

The next chapter begins tomorrow.

The preschoolers have concluded the unit on Personal Histories. They shared their presentation to the parents during the Publishing Party.

It was amazing how these young inquirers have developed in becoming good communicators.

They confidently read their autobiography entitled, 'My Story' to the parents. This book tells their stories from birth to present.

It also shares snippets of milestones and changes that happened to them through the years.

Some students also had the time to write a letter to their future self.

In this letter, they wrote their hopes and dreams about the future where they imagined they would be living in, what they would be doing or people that they will be with in the future.

This letter, a child's play of imagination helps build perspectives and creative thinking. It gives them an opportunity to think and be aware of the people, places or situations around them and decide what they want at that stage.

In their exhibit, they explained to the audience their creative Family Tree.

This tree is a visual presentation of the relationship of every member of the family.

They also shared the timeline they completed that shows the important developmental milestones each year. This task was challenging for the preschoolers, as they only relied on the information or stories they got from the parents.

However, as they were completing the task, what they didn't realize was that they were able to recall early experiences they had.

The accuracy of their stories are something that we, as adults, as parents should support them with. Confirming and validating these stories will help them build a strong sense of self.

It may be a mere story telling for them, but it will help them understand and celebrate growth and change and have a strong foundation about their personal histories - of their family and self.

The central idea, Personal Histories allow us to reflect on and celebrate growth and change, is big statement for the preschoolers.

But with the support from the preschool families, they were able to see that they did many things that they couldn't do before.

They asked questions,

made connections,

drew beautiful illustrations,

wrote lengthy words,

thought hard,

struggled,

laughed.

In the end, they accomplished something, and they were happy!

They are growing!

That's why we, The Perky Preschoolers - CELEBRATED!

Comments

How The World Works

PRESCHOOL ASSEMBLY What a beautiful way to end our unit on celebration, to start a new unit on growth, and to connect it to our unit on imagination. As we begin our new unit on how the world works, the preschool students went around the school premises to list down living things that they saw around them. As their curiosity kicked in they got so excited and started thinking exactly what living things are. At first, some characteristics they mentioned about living things were: move eat drink grow drive cars talk take a bath more But what really is the difference between living and non-living things? Back in the classroom, we revisited their list and narrowed down the characteristics of living things into these important traits: they eat and drink (food and water) they grow or change they reproduce (make new living things) They agreed that even if something is moving (like robots or cars) it doesn't mean that they are living things. Trees do not move but they eat, ...

Our Country

Know your country. Appreciate your culture. It is important to know your country's culture to also understand who you are. As young researchers, the preschoolers looked for information and facts about their country. They looked at the flag and what it signifies, the population, the capital, food, and popular places. This activity helps them develop cultural awareness which is important as they begin to understand that they came from different backgrounds. Learning about their differences creates a sense of appreciation and respect with people different from them. "We are better at football!" "Our food is better!" But, it is not a competition of which country is better in football, bigger in size, or which hair color looks better. It is knowing that they are all here together to celebrate everyone's similarities and differences. As they become knowledgeable about the bigger picture of their own culture, they also learn to relate better to one an...

Understanding Culture

What is CULTURE? This week, we have broken down the different aspects of culture. COUNTRY Firstly, we identified the country they are from. They were tested on their knowledge of their flag. It was amazing to know that a lot of them know what their flags look like. The color, symbols, and shapes that go with it. We will continue to inquire by also understanding the features that the flag represent. The colors, symbols, the shapes. For our transdisciplinary connection in math, preschoolers will go around the school to conduct a survey. We will find out information about the people at DSKI and how these affect our school's culture. With their partner, they thought of different questions that they would like to ask their respondents. They will survey the following questions: Where (country) are you from? What celebration is important for you and your family? What is the traditional food in your country? What clothes do you like ...

Perky Preschool

Search This Blog