Dreaming of the Beach

By Miss Kerri Ann
I was lucky enough to spend most of my morning with the preschoolers while Miss Michelle observed in the Charter School kindergarten class.  To kick off Miss Michelle's "under the sea" theme, we worked with sand and shells in our sensory table.  Violet, Jayla and Joey were very engaged in this activity.  Daniel showed his friends how they could listen for the sea by holding shells up to their ears.  Daniel and Delia worked with our new light table building blocks.  I thought it was interesting that they chose to build horizontally rather than vertically.  I think the light shone through better this way.  We also did an impromptu art activity after reading "Daisy Head Maisey" by Dr. Suess. 

Later, Delia, Daniel and I played Chutes and Ladders.  I haven't played this game in a while and it struck me how great it is for identifying two digit numbers as the blocks are numbered 1-100.  I also love the cause and effect pictures that go along with the chutes.  We had some great conversations about what was pictured on the game board.