9/17 - Transportation Unit

C is for Cars!  We had such a good day today and I really am finding so much joy in this job. You have wonderful children and they are teaching me so much.  Today we continued our exploration of transportation with cars.  We read books about cars in circle time, sang songs, and so much more.

 We start our day outside playing and enjoying the sunshine.

 Next we came inside for circle and singing time.  I hope they are learning the songs well enough to come home and sing them for you.  We learned all about cars.  Then we went to the table for a car themed craft.

 I made C roads and the children used cars as paint brushes to make a beautiful picture.

 I was so impressed at how willing they were to try something new.

 Beautiful!

 Then we took the cars outside for a car wash.  They scrubbed them all clean.

 Everly got bubbles on her nose and thought that was pretty funny.

 After the car wash it was upstairs to the classroom for centers.

 The kids were having lots of fun in the dramatic play area today with the dress up clothes.

 It's so fun to see them interacting with each other and developing friendships.

 The reading area has been slow to develop but I am now seeing the kids going to get books.  It makes me really happy.  The fabric shelves are books that correspond with our theme and the horizontal books (under the bench) are just fun children's books.

 At the individual learning table I worked with the children on pre-writing skills.  They had to trace the line to get the car to the finish line.

 I have to say I absolutely love being able to work with the children one on one.  There are so many skills to learn that just don't work with the whole group and it makes me feel good that they are getting my attention even if it's just for a few moments during the day.

 We had snack time upstairs today because our beautiful artwork was still drying on the table downstairs.

See you next time!  Keep working on your homework and let me know if you get the chance to go to the train park.  Have a great weekend!