Our schedule/Nuestro horario

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This week we learned about people that work at our school and our schedule. We learned about how people around our school help our classroom to be safe such as floaters, Mrs. Tracy and therapists. Mrs. Tracy visits our classroom and encourage the children to try different food. We introduce our visual schedule. This schedule help children to track activities and time in our classroom. A visual schedule helps children to develop a sense of security and trust because they know what is next. The children are taking turns in telling their friends about our next activity. Also, we added school jobs. This week we added the greeter, goodbye wisher, cheerleader and STAR helper. These jobs will help the children to become part of a community classroom and establish new rituals that help them to connect with teachers and peers. 

At art table, the children experimented with water and markers. It was so much fun to create new colors and use white and blue paint to paint on aluminum foil. At literacy, the children recognize and match letters and spelled their names. At the sensory table, we added dry black beans, measure cups and bottles. The children practiced their hand-eye coordination and discuss about weight. At manipulatives, the children used pattern blocks, Legos and large beads. At blocks and dramatic center, we are encouraging children to play together and engage in conversations and expand their play scheme. 

 

Esta semana aprendimos sobre las personas que trabajan en nuestra escuela y nuestro horario. Aprendimos cómo las personas de nuestra escuela ayudan a que nuestro salón de clases esté seguro, como los otros maestros, la Sra. Tracy y los terapeutas. La Sra. Tracy visita nuestro salón de clases y anima a los niños a probar diferentes comidas. Presentamos nuestro horario visual. Este horario ayuda a los niños a realizar un seguimiento de las actividades y el tiempo en nuestro salón de clases. Un horario visual ayuda a los niños a desarrollar un sentido de seguridad y confianza porque saben lo que sigue. Los niños se turnan para contarles a sus amigos sobre nuestra próxima actividad. Además, agregamos trabajos escolares. Esta semana agregamos el saludador, el que deseaba despedirse, el animador y el ayudante de STAR. Estos trabajos ayudarán a los niños a formar parte de un aula comunitaria y establecerán nuevos rituales que les ayudarán a conectarse con maestros y compañeros.

En la mesa de arte, los niños experimentaron con agua y marcadores. Fue muy divertido crear nuevos colores y usar pintura blanca y azul para pintar sobre papel de aluminio. En la alfabetización, los niños reconocen y unen letras y deletrean sus nombres. En la mesa sensorial, agregamos frijoles negros secos, tazas medidoras y botellas. Los niños practican la coordinación ojo-mano y discuten sobre el peso. En manipulativos, los niños usaron bloques de patrones, Legos y cuentas grandes. En bloques y centro dramático, estamos animando a los niños a jugar juntos y participar en conversaciones y expandir su esquema de juego.




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