Our Little Fingers
Today, we focused more on activities that require us to solve problems, sort, and tinker with small sized items. Here’s a rundown of what we did:
Scooping and Sorting
A table was filled with cotton, pinecones, cracked eggshells, colored plastic mosaics, and strips of cut out yoga mat.
E and A did a great collaborative job on sorting items according to its type! It is important to note that there were a lot of items inside and we commend both of them for their patience in packing it all away! While doing so, here were a few observations that E and A noticed:
Cotton easily clings on to other materials. They both had to always double check other items before putting it inside its corresponding container to make sure it was “clear” of any cotton.
Due to the size of the cracked egg shells, both of them had to check that nothing got stuck in between the acorns.
Our youngest, N and R tried their hand at scooping these items with a plastic spoon and transferring it into cups. It was interesting to watch them both engage in an interaction wherein they kept on exchanging cups.
Wooden Montessori Toys and Tracing Stencils
A variety of wooden Montessori toys and writing instruments were laid on the tables for us to play and scribble with. Apart from these activities targeting our fine motor and cognitive skills, it also paved the way for the older members of our class to display their “older brother” / “older sister” capabilities by demonstrating/teaching the younger ones.
K showed N how to gently flip the fingers on the wooden hand model. By doing so, K displays awareness of being cautious while enhancing his communication skills by learning how to effectively demonstrate it to others.
W had the opportunity to demonstrate patience as he dealt with younger friends who were also interested in the items that he wanted to trace with.
R tried his hand at tracing and his favorite was tracing the heart shaped stencil.
Kitchen Pretend Play
Food definitely brings everyone together!
Even though its pretend play, “food toys” attract us to gather and play together.
W and K had several moments of “discussing” and exchanging ingredients in the dishes they each had.
E showed us that she knows her way around the kitchen by placing items in its proper place.
N and K worked together by making sure that each one is given the proper support to reach high places in the kitchen (offering cushion). They also engaged in a lively chat while waiting for the dish to cook in the oven.
Painting Birthday Wall Canvases
Our “Buds’ Birthday Wall” is starting to jazz up as several of our friends have started painting on their blank canvases. A, N, and No painted their canvases as their birthdays have already passed before the school year started. It was interesting to observe the strokes they made and their preference on what colors to choose. S, who’s our only September birthday celebrant, mentioned about “Anpanman” while painting… seems like she made an abstract image of the well loved character…?
Castanet Acapella Musical Play
Since there has been an enthusiastic response from us with rhythm and making beats, we sang several of our favorite songs (“Baby Shark” and “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”) in acapella wherein we used our hands to make a beat to accompany our singing.
We used castanets to do our very own rendition of “Baby Shark”. By comparing how castanets and our hands move when doing the action of the song, we become aware of movements and motions. While doing so, the difference between doing a “Baby Shark” move from a “Daddy Shark” move was emphasized… making us aware of the space we are capable of occupying when doing certain actions.
Wooden Hand Model
The wooden hand model was used for us to have a better grasp on how our hands & fingers move. When our fingers are all bent/folded, giving high fives turns into giving fist bumps and clapping seems a bit more dull without the loud clapping sound.
We each were given finger puppets to wear on one of our fingers. J lifted up his arm to emphasize that his giraffe finger puppet was the tallest animal amongst all! S showed us that he can use his fingers to spin the helicopter’s propellers.
We hope everyone is having a great Wednesday so far!
Love,
Buds Class Children