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Sharing Our Books - 3 Year Old & 4 Year Old Classes

In our classes we decided to make personal books so the children could share with one another at free play and book time.

We hope it would, for the three’s class help them settle into the new surroundings having pictures of family and places they are familiar with to be reminded of.

For the four’s class, it created conversations. The children love looking at pictures of themselves and sharing who their family members are along with the picture they have drawn. During morning circle we look at a book together, I have noticed how proud the child feels and eager to share who is in the pictures.



Taylor is admiring Katliyn's dress in the picture. 


Charlotte explaining to Taylor the picture she drew in her book that they are both looking at, lots of back and forth conversation going on between Taylor and Charlotte. 



Jasmine is looking at Mary's book, pictures of her when she was a baby.


Inspirational Art: Children are invited to enjoy drawing the other side of the leaf.
 
Jasmine copying the red leaf she sees to her leaf.  
 
Jean colors the tips of her leaf as she sees the color changing on her leaf
 

Setting up environments in the classroom for children to show their own creations.  
 

 

Until next time.
Jess

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
   

 


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