Perky Preschool

Unit of Inquiry In our year long unit on "How we express ourself", the class made our own play of  The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle . The preschoolers went through the production process from choosing the story, the characters they want to be, the instruments to play, song, movements, and the costumes (of course with the help of the parents too!). Preschoolers watched the video together and celebrated how they have grown and changed to be risk-takers!  Enjoy the final presentation of the Perky Preschoolers as they performed the play, of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! 

STUDENT LED CONFERENCES What else would be a best way to end the school year, than with the Preschoolers leading their own conferences!    It was full of anticipation as they sat and waited for their parents to join in their meeting.   Some of them took a while to warm up and speak up but it didn't take them much longer to be finally comfortable.    As expected, the 20 minutes Student Led Conference was just an idea! Some of them just carried on and on and wouldn't want to stop talking about their works and teaching their parents. Sharing Numeracy, Literacy, UOI and daily routines with their parents filled the Perky Preschoolers' hearts with pride.    I am immensely proud of what these young Perky Preschoolers have become!  They did it! Job well done Preschoolers!   

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!