Perky Preschool

Unit Of Inquiry A Letter To Your Future Self Throughout the unit, the preschoolers have gained knowledge and understanding about their personal histories. With this, they have learned about their families (immediate and extended families) and some of the family stories. This made them understand their past and why things are the way it is in the present.    For their ACTION, they wrote a letter to their future self.  In the letter, they identified one IMPORTANT things that they value and would like to remind themselves in the future.        (You may find their individual letter in their SEESAW) NUMERACY GARAGE SALE What would be a fun way to teach about money?  Ms. Faye had 'GARAGE SALE ' this week!  Some cool items sold were: popsicle sticks 3¥,  masks 5¥, pencils 10¥, empty candy containers 7¥, notebooks 22¥ and many more..     The preschoolers were given 25¥ each to buy items from Ms. Faye's Garage Sale! They...

Literacy: Writer's Workshop The preschoolers wrote a personal narrative to tell a story about the important milestones and events that happened in their life.  Following the Writer's Workshop, they planned, wrote a draft, edited and wrote the final story.      Here is the finished book ready for publishing! Unit of Inquiry (UOI) Celebrations, Cultures, Values, and Beliefs The Preschoolers explored different celebrations. During the picture walk, they signed up their names on the ones that they celebrate with their family.    We even played charade and acted out words that are connected to our topic!  The preschoolers had so much fun!  The preschoolers had so much fun!  COAT OF ARMS ... The shield of our family... ... The symbol of things that we value in our family... The Preschoolers initially created a word cloud of ideas. These words are to what they believe are things that are important in their family. They then chose the ...

  The FAMILY TREE helps the Preschoolers understand the relationship of each members of their family. This representation helps them understand the roles of the mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and cousins play in their life history.  The Preschoolers continued to inquire about the personal histories of their family. They worked on their own Family Tree and have started SORTING OUT information that they have gathered from the interview with their parents, discussions and their own knowledge about the members of their family.          They have also made a visual representation of who lives in our home.  Before the Golden week, they did a series mapping exercise.  The place where they have lived or where they have travelled. The place where mom and dad are from The place where both their grandparents are from. The Preschoolers gained basic information about what a map is for, importance of a m...

The preschoolers started looking at their family histories and created their own  'Family Tree'.  This activity enables the preschoolers to know the members of their extended family, this is important in gaining a deeper understanding of who they are.  They also had a 'Mapping Activity' wherein t hey looked at maps to guide their inquiry on the sense of the world. This activity helps them perceive themselves as to where they are in place and time.    Through this mapping activity, they discovered: The places / countries they have been to The country/ies where their parents and grandparents are from The location of their country and the continent where it belongs to Understand how and why people go to different places  Preschoolers will continue digging deeper at their family histories when we come back after the Golden Week!   

  An exciting and fun-filled week of 'FINDING OUT' about 'SELF'. Some  preschoolers have shared important memories that they would like to preserve inside their Time Capsule.    They also completed their Time Capsule Personal Information that they will include inside their box. As we go through the unit, we pause and reflect on where we are at our learning and understanding of the unit.  The preschoolers answered the question:  What have you discovered about yourself while finding out about your personal histories?  NUMERACY For Numeracy, the Preschoolers looked at objects and compared things in terms weights. They compared and guessed which one they thought was heavier or lighter. Then, they explored and used the scale to find out if the different objects were heavier, lighter or equal.    Next week, Preschoolers will inquire about their own Family Histories and create a Family Tree.