Exercise/ El ejercicio

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This week we continue learning about exercise, human body and healthy fruit. We learned that when we practice a sport or exercise it is a possibility that we can get injured. Injury can be small or big. We learned about first aid and call 911 only for big emergencies when adults are not around. At art table, the children worked on self-portrait, making representation of x-rays, painting with Q-tips and play with playdough. At dramatic play, the children continue pretending to be a doctor and take care of a patient. At science, the children made patterns with their fingerprints and made predictions if the fruit float or sink. They found out that fruits float because the peel is designed to protect the inside of the fruit, the peel is less dense than water or light enough to float, but the inside fruit is denser than water, so it sinks. Different fruits and vegetables will also float or sink depending on their density. In general, apples, bananas, lemons, oranges, pears, and zucchinis will float, while avocados, potatoes, and mangos will sink. At manipulatives, the children worked on putting together puzzles with more pieces. The children persist on task until they completed the puzzles. At letters, the children put together ABC’s puzzles, played with CVC words and practiced alliteration by sorting pictures. We made smoothies for snack and the children loved it! We ended this week by making a video with our learning. The children did an amazing job! Our next study will be gardening/flowers.

Esta semana seguimos aprendiendo sobre ejercicio, cuerpo humano y fruta saludable. Aprendimos que cuando practicamos algún deporte o ejercicio existe la posibilidad de que nos lesionemos. La lesión puede ser pequeña o grande. Aprendimos sobre primeros auxilios y llamamos al 911 solo en caso de grandes emergencias cuando no hay adultos cerca. En la mesa de arte, los niños trabajaron en autorretratos, haciendo representaciones de rayos X, pintando con hisopos y jugando con plastilina. En el juego dramático, los niños siguen haciéndose pasar por médicos y cuidando a un paciente. En ciencias, los niños hicieron patrones con sus huellas dactilares e hicieron predicciones si la fruta flotaría o se hundiría. Descubrieron que las frutas flotan porque la cáscara está diseñada para proteger el interior de la fruta, la cáscara es menos densa que el agua o lo suficientemente liviana como para flotar, pero el interior de la fruta es más denso que el agua, por lo que se hunde. Diferentes frutas y verduras también flotarán o se hundirán según su densidad. En general, las manzanas, plátanos, limones, naranjas, peras y calabacines flotarán, mientras que los aguacates, patatas y mangos se hundirán. En los manipulativos, los niños trabajaron armando rompecabezas con más piezas. Los niños persisten en la tarea hasta que completan los rompecabezas. En las letras, los niños armaron rompecabezas ABC, jugaron con palabras CVC y practicaron la aliteración clasificando imágenes. ¡Hicimos batidos de merienda y a los niños les encantó! Terminamos esta semana haciendo un vídeo con nuestro aprendizaje. ¡Los niños hicieron un trabajo increíble! Nuestro próximo estudio será jardinería/flores.


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