We began our rainy day playing with finger puppets, making origami and playing with toy cars. We made stories for our finger puppets and used the theatre to show put on a show. While some friends played with the puppets, others made origami. Today everyone had the chance to make a boat. After finishing the boat, we were able to decorate it with colored pencils. Circle time started after morning free play. We talked about paper, what it is made of and what we can do with different types of paper.
S and T : 1…2…3…4…5…6…7!
T: 7 is a small number.
Esmi : Yesterday was the 17th, what is after 17?
R : 18.
T : Jupiter! June!
K : Rain! Today is raining… We can’t go to the park…
Esmi : What else can we do?
K : Eat lunch!
T : Drink water! Gym!
K : Stomp!
T : Sleep!
K : Spider!
Esmi : What is this made of?
K : Paper!
T : Black!
T : Tissue!
R : For your boogers!
T : For your nose!
K : For toilet!
T : After eat!
K : Tissue paper!
T : Funny!
Esmi : What kind of sound does a tissue paper make? What about origami paper?
T : Soft (tissue)
K : Soft sound!
Esmi : Listen to a cardboard box, is it louder?
T : Loud! I know!
R : Boxes come from a truck!
T : For mochi mono and bananas!
K : Come from North America! A boat!
We started story time after circle time. We read, “If You’re Angry and You Know It” by Cecily Kaiser. It is a story that teaches us what to do when we are angry. We learned that it is okay to be angry and we should find ways to show we are angry without hurting ourselves and others.
Esmi : Is he angry? Why?
T : Backpack!
R : Falls down. Your backpack will break…
T : No thank you!
T : They play music.
Esmi : What should we do when we are angry?
R : Walk away.
K : Take a breath.
T : Tell a friend.
We finished our day moving our bodies in gym class!