Update from our 4 year old Sprouts!
These last two weeks were a bunch of F U N with letter F… full of fall colors, forest explorations, friendship games and Letter G; green- Gardening activities, spelling our names with soil and wheatgrass seeds!
In this last week, we focused on playing group games which encourage the building of self-esteem and friendships. We will continue these throughout the year! Problem solving is a tool which can extend throughout a life-time and I believe in it strongly. It is helpful in many areas of development. In our classroom when a child is presented with a challenge to solve a problem, we offer choices, discuss them and then further explore the outcome. In general, yes and no responses are rarely heard from teachers, but instead, we ask “how can we do this in a different way so that we are safe and happy?” Accepting change, transitions and differences is a challenge we discuss daily with everyone. We know every child is in a different place in their interests and development so it is definitely a step by step process.
