Are trees....

 Your teachers have noticed that our Birch friends LOVE to build.  We have heard amazing conversations surrounding our big questions as our hands are busy creating.  Questions are asked and answered.  Stories are told.  Big ideas are tossed back and forth.  We even have lively debate at times!

Today we changed up a few building materials, added a new question from our beautiful tree book, and listened.

LB you were excited to explore the new materials.  You observed, connected, and created. I wonder what you were thinking about as you created.

SG you were so excited to create your forest in the dark.  You added tree after tree after tree and added beautiful lights to help the trees see in the dark.

Are trees afraid of the dark?

"Yes!"  RR

What makes a tree afraid?

"They are afraid of noises.  I put this light for the tree to not be afraid." RR

As you continued to talk and build you added another tree and "campfire wood" to make it not dark.

I can tell you are thinking about how you feel in the dark, and what makes you feel safe and not afraid

EH, you listened to your friend and you began to build a story of your own.

"He is afraid of the owl sound." EH

EH, as you continued to build and talk you added more details to your story.  Owl noises became fireworks!

I can see that you are making connections to your life.  Fireworks happen when it is dark, and they can be scary!

"Maybe a friend tree would be good." HW

You love your friends so much.  If you were afraid, I imagine a friend would be a big comfort to you!

What would make a tree afraid in the dark?

"Bats!" HW

HW, you are making connections to things you have heard and seen before too.

Are trees afraid of the dark?  What do YOU think?

Special Day tomorrow!!!

Wednesday is Global School Play Day! This is an initiative started to spread awareness of the importance of play and all the benefits it provides children (and adults too)! As a preschool, we obviously know how important this is so we’re excited to participate!

 

To celebrate, your child may bring something from home to share with friends at school for this special day!! The rule is nothing electronic or requiring batteries…. We will be sharing our toys after lunch during outside play, so think sandbox fun!. It may be helpful to remind them that this is just for one special day and after that we keep our toys at home. Books are still always good to share. J

We’re going to encourage children to be responsible for their own toy so please keep that in mind…. Games with lots of pieces may not be such a great idea. Also, label everything that you can and we’ll do our best to help them keep track!

 

Here’s a link if you’d like to read more about it… https://www.globalschoolplayday.com/

And a TED talk about play… https://youtu.be/Bg-GEzM7iTk?list=PLc695sWmPGpybRuxvaPgvwd2s8eGqAWYj