It has
finally begun to feel like Spring. The
weather has started to cooperate and we have been enjoying our time outdoors.
The activities and information that was given to our children related to them because we used all our senses to learn about the many signs of spring time. The children were actively doing by observing, touching, moving, and listening. This makes a huge impact on how they receive information and how they learn from the experiences.
Our class
has been very active these days with many projects and activities tying into
Spring. We have been gardening in our
garden boxes out on the patio with the guidance from our parent helper,
Tina. She is Chloe and Olivia’s mother. The children were fully engaged planting our
mini vegetable garden. Tina provided the
children with very hands on information which involved getting our hands right
into the dirt. They each got to plant
seeds right into the soil and now they are all sprouting.
It’s a great way for children to learn as
they are part of the process and visually can see what is happening. As they
were planting, a lady bug appeared and added even more excitement to the
day. The children were very curious
about the unexpected visitor. Another learning moment came upon us
spontaneously and we will be exploring that avenue too.
Inside our
classroom, we planted beans in wet paper towels in clear cups so that the
children could visually see the roots growing.
Having visual and interactive experiences for the children provide them
with many learning connections. Once we
make the connections with the children we can expand their active learning.
Another way
was taking a field trip to the Richmond Nature Park. Although, it was a very rainy day, we had a
successful trip. At the nature park, we
expanded on Spring and gardening by learning about bees, pollen collecting and
other plants and trees. We also got to learn about frogs and a variety of
birds too. Oh yes, we must not forget about the snake that we got to pet. The activities and information that was given to our children related to them because we used all our senses to learn about the many signs of spring time. The children were actively doing by observing, touching, moving, and listening. This makes a huge impact on how they receive information and how they learn from the experiences.
I would
like to thank Tina for coming to our class to share her knowledge and
providing the materials. And another
thank you to Carol, Nora’s Grandma who came on our field trip to the Nature
Park to help with the class.
Until next
time, Deanna
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