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Fun with Fish - FAS T/Th Class

Since Spring has arrived and warmer days are on the way, we thought it would be enjoyable for the children to explore fish and their habitat in many multi-sensory ways.

Prior to our approaching field trip to the Britannia Shipyards, we wanted to extend different sea life opportunities to each preschool student in the classroom.  Last week the boys and girls spent time building sea life puzzles as well as manipulating marine blue playdough, plying and moving the soft substance side by side.  A collection of sea life puppets were provided to stimulate their imagination and encourage collaborative dramatic creativity amongst them.  The fishing game provided in the water was enjoyed by many as they used fishing rods to retrieve the colorful sea creatures!
We were able to provide artistic opportunities for the children to collaborate and create “water waves” with large pieces of paper and various brushes and their hands to resemble rolling water (see our bulletin board!).  It was wonderful to watch them mix the colors and move around the table, enjoying these “messy” moments.  Our indoor gross motor play even included games of “Fish, Fish, Swim” and “What Time Is It Mr. Shark”!  These fun group games gave all of the students the chance to share, take turns, and watch each other enjoy the experience.  Our circle times created chances for the children to move to creative sea life songs and listen to engaging sea life stories!

Since it is so important for the children to be able to see, hear, touch and try many different things in our educational preschool environment, we try to provide a large variety of learning experiences for them to explore.  However, the most meaningful moments come when we are able to observe the children effectively interacting with each other.  Seeing them come up with ideas of how they can investigate the props provided together means so much to us as educators.  Watching their imaginations flourish as they start to create stories with puppets and other props is what we find so fascinating when we spend time together with your precious children.
As we continue learning about sea life, we hope the boys and girls bring home comments and stories of all we are experiencing together!  Looking forward to more fun as we finish the year together!



Sincerely,

Teacher Lori Moore

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