Happy 2nd Day

AND

1st Day (for some)

So fun to watch how quickly the 

children pick up on the routine.....

(most friend remembered from

yesterday)

Levi came in and hung

his back pack up and

is putting his

lunch box in his cubby

Then he "signed in"

Signing in helps 

with name recognition

But we also use these boards a little later

in our day

for attendance.....

Calvin and Harrison

signing in

Eleanor signing in

Then the children wash hands and

go to a table for morning work

PLAY DOH

A few friends from last year

remembered they like to make

me "pizza" and love for me to take a bite

and when I do --- they say it is SPICY or

that it has bugs in it

and then laugh and laugh

😂😂

It did not take long for

the new friends to join in

I got LOTS of SPICY pizza today!!

Levi and Maisie

enjoying our writing center

Calvin and Eleanor

exploring a few other

morning work activities

Ellie

Harrison

Lyla

JJ

Dominic

Otto coloring a page

that has this years theme verse

Lyla enjoying play doh

Friends were very busy with

morning work

Harrison excited to show me

what he made this morning

Rowen

Abidaan

Xander

After all friends have arrived we

clean up and go to the blue carpet

There are dots on the floor

so each friend knows

where to sit....

(Another way to reinforce name recognition)

we will change locations each day SO friends

sit by different people each day.

This helps build relationships with others

ways to sit on the carpet.....

NOT everyone is comfortable just sitting

one way... like criss cross

SO I offer a variety of ways for the children

to sit on the carpet that is comfortable for their

bodies--- they get to choose......

this empowers the children to feel

in control of a new situation

and bring comfort which allows them

to prepare their bodies to listen

Emmy is showing us lounge 

Lyla is showing criss cross

Ellie is showing us mountain

Eleanor wanted to show us lounge

but with her ankles crossed

Rowen showing us

criss cross

Kennedy showing us

mermaid

Otto, Levi and JJ

showing us.....

Triangle? Tee Pee?

Any other thought for a name for

this position??

we are not sure yet what to call this position

but a few friends found this way comfortable

Attendance.....

we look at the 2 boards and see

how many names are left on the smaller

board

1 name which means one friend

is not at school today

Aavya is traveling right now

Then we look at the bigger board and

count how many names are on it to know how

 many friends did come to school today

Talking about who is and who is not at school today

helps build a sense of community

or family... which we are working on creating

we had 16 friends at school today

singing a song to learn friends names....

Icka Bicka Soda Cracker

Icka Bicka Boo

who are you??

then each child has a chance to 

say their name

Rowen led invocation

Jesus Time

We are reading about

Jesus LOVES the little children

Lining up to go outside

Ella was line leader

Eleanor was a door holder

Levi was a door holder

Ellie was gate keeper

Enjoying the path through the flower

garden

our mud kitchen

Fun to see how strong we are and lift

BIG tires and roll them

building with the plank

blocks

Xander was our librarian 

today

the book he chose

Lyla was sit by the teacher

Otto was our weather helper

Harrison was prayer leader

This is the prayer he chose today

Here is a close up of it SO you can

practice at home

When we pray we learn we are

talking to God and need to show respect

Fold our hands

close our eyes and 

bow our heads....

Maisie was snack manager

snack

pouring his own water

After friends finish eating

they can go to sit on gray

carpet (library center)

and read until snack is over

CENTER TIME

so many choices!!!

Sensory Table

Dramatic Play

Manipulative Center

work bench

Library

trains

I measured friends who had their

1st day today....

I will measure again at the end of the year!!!

You will be amazed at how much

your child will grow!

I also took 1st day of school photos

(check out seesaw to see your child's

later this evening)

Art Easel

To use the art easel the children

learn how to fill a small water cup

with water in order to be able to paint

reinforces independence 

I also worked with some of the children

with writing their 1st name..

wow look at how tall

our towers are!

Abidaan was our yoga

instructor

downward dog

Xander led exercise

Run in place

Starting Monday (possibly tomorrow--if I get the tags made

😆😆)

the job chart will be

ready and each

child will have their choice of what

job he/she wants to do each day!!

Prayer Requests

One of my very favorite parts of the day

I love to teach the children about prayer!!!

We work on 2 parts of a prayer...

when I take prayer requests

we work on the HELP ME
part of the prayer...

I talk to the children about being able

to ask GOD for help

with anything....

help heal boo-boo's

help a friend

have safe travels

help mom or dad, etc....

I absolutely LOVE hearing the 

children's thoughts(prayers)

I then create a prayer with all our

 friends prayer request

and then we go around the circle

and the children say a

THANK YOU part of our prayer...

I tell the children we should always PRAISE

God and tell HIM thank you...

I don't write these down BUT

each child says

Thank you God(or Jesus) for...

and then they says things they are thankful for....

this not only reinforcing learning about

prayer but also talking to a big group

(some friends are a little more shy( I was for sure that shy kid

when I was young) BUT

it is so wonderful to see them become more comfortable and be

able to share with their class!!

We work hard in lots of ways to create a CLASS FAMILY

we learned a new song...

our good bye rhyme

each day the line leader gets

to choose a good bye rhyme

Ella chose

Fly High, Butterfly