Ms. Kathy came and visited us again to help us make a cool craft. She talked about famous painters from back in the day and presented to us a slideshow of all of their work. We then got to glue a picture onto a glass plate and decorate it with paint!

​Some Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines included here are:

• ​Fine Motor Skills: The control of small muscles for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building,and exploring.
  
• Self-Regulation: The ability to recognize and regulate emotions, attention, impulses, and behavior.
  
• Health Knowledge & Practice: The understanding of healthy and safe habits and practicing healthy habits.
  

Today we got to bake Christmas cookies!

Some Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines included here are:

• ​Fine Motor Skills: The control of small muscles for such purposes as using utensils, self-care, building, and exploring.
• Self-Regulation: The ability to recognize and regulate emotions, attention, impulses and behavior.
• Social Relationships: The healthy relationships and interactions with adults and peers.
• Health Knowledge & Practice: The understanding of healthy and safe habits and practicing healthy habits.

Today we had the fortune of having a very special visitor come to our classroom. Her name is Kathy and she focuses in child art education. Se will be volunteering in our classroom once a week in the upcoming future! Today was her first time sharing her knowledge and passion for art. We all learned about a new artist called Richard Jesse Watson and the art lesson revolved our ongoing project striving to be a "Steward of the Natural World." We used recyclable materials and nick knacks to create wonderful sculptures. Check out some of them bellow and in our art display section of the classroom.  

Some of the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines targeted include: 

• Art: the use of a range of media and materials to created drawings, pictures, or other objects. 
• Persistence and Attentiveness: The ability to begin and finish activities with persistence and attention. 

Not much snow yet but our preschoolers are getting first tracks like it's getting out of style! We are practicing skiing without poles at first to really work on our balance and feel comfortable on skis before we add some difficulty later in the winter by adding on the poles (which takes a lot of additional coordination.) 

Some of the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines targeted include: 

• Gross Motor Skills: The control of large muscles for movement, navigation, and balance. 
• Self-Concept and Self-Efficacy: The perception that one is capable of successfully making decisions, accomplishing tasks, and meeting goals.