Saying "Hello" in Different Languages

The “World” is in Our Hands

As we have been exploring different nations around the globe lately, an earth-colored playdough was brought out for us to use for sensory play. Green playdough represented land while blue playdough represented the waters. Our teachers are incorporating the idea that as young as we are, we have a part in how the world works. Here’s what we did:

W stacked flattened circles on top of one another according to its size which turned out to be a high tier cake. He also observed how the alignment of stacking is crucial in making sure the entire structure does not fall easily.

M liked tracing the shape of the stencils with her fingers.

K particularly enjoyed using the rolling pin and pushing playdough with her fingers to leave her fingerprint marks on it.

Scribbling in Red and Blue

The colors red and blue are two of the primary colors and we wonder how our teachers will turn the cardboards that we scribbled into some time this week. This is what we did in this station:

A scribbled together with Erika, listening to instructions and taking cues on when to draw and put the cap on the markers.

S tried his hand in drawing scribbles and showed us his great fine motor skills by holding the marker with a good grip.

J wrote down numbers and thought of folding the cardboard in half that looked like a book!

N enjoyed putting on and taking off the caps of the markers. She observed how caps are taken off when it's tightly shut by using more force to open it.

Circle Time

To warm us up for Circle Time, we made circles of different sizes using various parts of our bodies. We learned that through our fingers, we can draw circles in the air. With our legs & feet, we can draw circles on the floor. With our entire bodies, we can spin to go round and round!

When the book “Hello, World! “ was brought out, J proudly shared what he remembered from the story by saying “Namaste!” We went through the book and chose pages/countries that showed animals on it. We noticed that in Mexico, people rode on an alpaca and in Egypt, people rode on a camel.

When we were asked if we knew what these animals were called, most of us identified it as “giraffe” due to its resemblance in its body. We are going to explore more about how animals can be used as a mode of transportation in the coming days.

The cardboards where we scribbled on were brought out for us to cover with red and blue paint on it. It seems like our training on learning how to wait is starting to pay off as we knew how to give each other a turn to paint.

Outdoor Play

This morning blessed us with beautiful sunny weather. We had a grand time singing during our walk and showed our teachers how we observed them by reenacting their roles during Outdoor Play. W and J positioned themselves at the front and end of the rope, pretending to be teachers and getting passengers (N and S) along the way… stopping by Meguro & Hiroo stations.

We hope everyone's enjoying their Monday!

Love,

Buds Class Children