If you haven't noticed, we have been trying to allow the Owls to experience new tools and experiment with more challenging materials in our classroom (funny, it's like we're a school or something! hyuck hyuck). Today's new materials were legos. Legos are small plastic blocks that connect together via raised circles. These tiny toys are on the outer edge of what some of our Owls are capable of, but they are also amazingly engrossing.
Legos offer practice with a variety of skills including fine motor, spacial relationships, problem solving, engineering and mathematics. One of the beauties of lego-playing is that as children get older, the possibilities of building and learning continue to be endless.
We also introduced a new game to the room, but indeed a classic: Tic Tac Toe! This game also covers basic math concepts, and offers an intimate and enjoyable play experience for the participants.
This morning we visited Gwen, who read us the true story of a mini miniature horse named Einstein, who looks for friends and finally finds one in a playful dog. We also got new books and puppets for our classroom, which is always exciting.
Other Owlings:
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| A St. Patrick's Day treat for snack. Thanks, Kyck- Rossi family! |
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| Hand painting |
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| Lending a hand with the hand paint |
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| "How do you spell 'I love you Tamara'?" |
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