Field studies, letter sounds, bunny breaths and more!
/The Whales have been super busy this week, learning and growing together!
We continued to talk about the brain and the handy tools we can put into our PFC (Prefrontal Cortex) toolbox when we’re feeling overstimulated. We practiced our favorite breath (the Bunny Breath) and have been using it multiple times during the day. We even used calming breaths during our moving meditation when we danced silently with colorful scarves, enjoying the sound of the music and the feel of breath in our bodies.
The Whales took a long walk across campus and Main Street to a local Sunflower House where we completed our first scientific field study, taking time to notice tiny details in the world around us. It was a wildly successful first field trip!
We are enjoying playing with letters and letter sounds and have become well-versed in our first set of letter-sound words - a, m, s and t! We’ve discovered we can make LOTS of words with just those letters!
Whales are becoming alphabet experts - ask your Whale to sing you our Whale Alphabet Chant!
Our math time is filled with number sense activities that challenge our young Whales to be flexible in their thinking and enjoy the process of working with numbers. Ask your Whale to tell you about how we play Mingle Math.
Finally, we are creating amazing self-portraits, taking the time to notice tiny details in our own faces and include them in our drawings. Our self-portraits will be placed on our cubbies for the rest of the year. Come have a look at your Whale’s self-portrait the next time you visit our classroom!
