Autumn Activities

Autumn has so many exciting colors and activities and we're enjoying all of it in the PreK4 classroom! We were seed scatterers on a breezy sunny day, and sent the seeds flying with the help of a parachute.

We painted with autumn colors and acorns, marbles, and other rolling objects and added glitter to make colorful leaves.

The hollow blocks provide many hours of construction work and have been built into rocket ships, walls, beds and other furniture, and platforms for games.

One of the tricks of a rainy autumn day is to keep moving and have an exciting indoor time. We set up an obstacle course with many steps to follow and move through, and enjoyed a bean bag balancing game (a favorite amongst the 4's, as they need to stop and help their friend when their beanbag drops)



Words We've Heard:

"Ohhhh, my, that's a long word".

"this is actually my munchkin home. If you want to stay here you have to only eat munchkin food...spicy little chickpeas..."

"I'm the coach. Of the girls."

A new addition to our classroom is a "safe chair" to sit in when you're feeling overwhelmed and very angry or just need to get away. The chair has been decorated and will be the child's choice to use or not. We had a very interesting discussion (led by puppets) about how to handle your emotions in a classroom so that everyone feels listened to and safe. The children had some very astute observations and always knew the words to tell the puppets. You're welcome to take a look at the safe space :o)

Until Next Time,

Michele