Perky Preschool

Let's Tune In! It was a busy but productive week for these little 's cientists '. It didn't take them a long time to delve in instantly with the new unit on 'How the world works'.  To prepare them to new inquiries, it is important for us to unlock words that will be used throughout the unit.  Living and nonliving things The students did a sorting activity and it took a lot of discussions - agreeing and disagreeing. Finally, we all decided to simply group the pictures into two: living and nonliving things.    The preschoolers described the characteristics of living things: .. they grow .. they need food and water .. breathe .. they can feel .. need to rest or sleep .. they can move Brain Frame: Telling Frame Together with their partner, they created a visual tool that helped them organize their thinking. Through this exercise they were able to form connections from the topic to other ideas and concepts.  They started practicing their communication skills as they ...

What an exciting week it has been for the Perky Preschoolers!  A wonderful time to delve into learning about life, change and growth.  We started off the week with 'hanami' together with some of the Preschool moms.  Appreciating the time to be out there under the warmth of the beautiful sun surrounded by the the colorful sakura flowers children running after the birds, thee bees, and the butterflies It was such an amazing feeling! Being present, being in the moment.  Back in the classroom, they continued with the "See, Think and Wonder" chart from their hanami experience. As we continue to learn about how all living things go through the process of change, we have been fortunate to be visited by Ms. Faye's friend Tamami and her lovely daughters Aira and Rina.  They explained to us the process of the chicken's development.  They brought with them "Henrita", the hen, who gave away her 12 eggs for the Preschooler's safe-keeping.  The preschoolers ge...