Winter/El invierno

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This week, our preschoolers learned all about hibernation! We discovered that bears hibernate in the winter because food like berries, nuts, and fish becomes hard to find. When bears hibernate, their bodies slow down — their heartbeats get slower, and they sleep for a long time to save energy. They live off the fat they stored up during the summertime!

At the art table, the children decorated warm winter hats with colorful markers, drew and painted symmetrical mittens, and followed directions to draw a sleeping bear.

At the writing table, they practiced writing winter words and had fun using letter stamps to create words and names.

At the sensory table, the children explored mixing colored water and salt, watching how they changed and blended together — such fun experimenting!

At the manipulative table, they played with LEGO bricks, matched shapes using pattern blocks, and worked on puzzles that encouraged problem-solving and teamwork.

At the science table, the children used cups and pieces of felt to build cozy bear caves. They were so proud to draw pictures of their caves afterward!

During dramatic play, our little ones pretended to shovel snow and go ice skating, using lots of imagination and movement.

In the block area, our builders used different kinds of blocks to design and build caves for their bears to hibernate in.

It was a busy, creative, and exciting week full of winter learning, exploring, and fun!

¡Esta semana, nuestros pequeños aprendices aprendieron todo sobre la hibernación! Descubrimos que los osos hibernan en el invierno porque la comida, como las bayas, las nueces y los peces, es más difícil de encontrar. Cuando los osos hibernan, su cuerpo se vuelve más lento: su corazón late más despacio y duermen por mucho tiempo para ahorrar energía. ¡Viven de la grasa que guardaron durante el verano!

En la mesa de arte, los niños decoraron gorros de invierno con marcadores de colores, dibujaron y pintaron mitones simétricos, y siguieron instrucciones para dibujar un oso dormido.

En la mesa de escritura, practicaron palabras relacionadas con el invierno y se divirtieron usando sellos de letras para formar palabras y nombres.

En la mesa sensorial, los niños exploraron mezclando agua de colores y sal, observando cómo se transformaba y cambiaba — ¡fue una experiencia muy divertida!

En la mesa de manipulación, jugaron con bloques de LEGO, usaron bloques de patrones para combinar formas y resolvieron rompecabezas, fomentando el trabajo en equipo y la resolución de problemas.

En la mesa de ciencias, los niños usaron vasos y pedacitos de fieltro para construir cuevas acogedoras para los osos. ¡Luego dibujaron orgullosamente sus cuevas!

En el área de juego dramático, los niños imaginaron que paleaban nieve y patinaban sobre hielo, usando su creatividad y movimiento corporal.

En el área de bloques, nuestros constructores usaron diferentes tipos de bloques para diseñar y construir cuevas donde sus osos pudieran hibernar.

¡Fue una semana ocupada, creativa y emocionante, llena de aprendizaje invernal, exploración y diversión!



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