Aquarium Sensory Tub

Art Center Small World Play

Fine Motor Muscle Development

The Cincinnati Zoo came to our classroom today and brought two amazing animals to share with us.  The K prep students who attended all day were able to see two DIFFERENT animals in the morning with the Preschool Class…it was such a fun experience!  This afternoon we met Ghana the Hedgehog from Africa and a red footed tortoise from South America.

We have been working hard this month on our addition math study unit…we have used many different manipulatives such as marbles and unifix cubes to learned the fundamentals of addition.  According to learning theory based on psychologist Jean Piaget’s research, children are active learners who master math concepts by progressing through three levels of knowledge–concrete, pictorial, and abstract. When children use manipulatives it allows them to explore addition at the concrete level. When students manipulate objects to solve addition problems, they are taking the first steps toward building understanding and internalizing math processes and procedures.  They will then use the base knowledge to develop more sophisticated problem-solving strategies in the future.

What color is the Recycling Bin?

We have been working on learning to read the color words during the month of April and it continues this week…earth day style!  What Color is YOUR recycle bin?

We learned about the Red-Eyed Tree Frog that lives in the Canopy Layer of the rainforest.  We discussed the adaptions that help him survive in the rainforest habitat…be sure to ask you K- Preper what they learned!  We also started working on our own Red-Eyed Tree Frog.  Look for those to come home soon!