Exercise/ Ejercicio

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This week in preschool we explored the many ways our bodies can move and stay healthy through exercise. We began by creating safety rules for our classroom gym and talking about why following those rules keeps everyone safe. The children then made lists of different kinds of exercise and enthusiastically shared their own experiences practicing sports.
In the art area, students designed personalized jerseys, used geometric shapes to draw people exercising, and experimented with playdough to make movement-themed creations. During dramatic play, children practiced simple yoga poses and tried lifting lightweight “weights” to build strength and body awareness. At the block center, colorful rolls of toilet paper became additions to imaginative structures, and at the manipulative table kids sorted objects by size and worked on puzzles to develop fine motor skills.
Our science activity involved measuring lines with magnetic tiles; students recorded their findings by drawing lines and writing numbers. We capped the week with our annual field trip to Knightdale Station Park, where the children spent the morning climbing, running, and enjoying active play—an ideal way to celebrate what we learned about exercise.

Esta semana en preescolar exploramos las diferentes formas en que nuestro cuerpo puede moverse y mantenerse sano mediante el ejercicio. Comenzamos creando reglas de seguridad para nuestro gimnasio de aula y hablando sobre por qué seguir esas reglas mantiene a todos a salvo. Los niños luego hicieron listas de distintos tipos de ejercicio y compartieron con entusiasmo sus propias experiencias practicando deportes.
En el área de arte, los estudiantes diseñaron camisetas personalizadas, usaron formas geométricas para dibujar personas haciendo ejercicio y experimentaron con plastilina para crear piezas relacionadas con el movimiento. Durante el juego dramático, los niños practicaron posturas sencillas de yoga y probaron levantar “pesas” ligeras para desarrollar fuerza y conciencia corporal. En el rincón de bloques, rollos de papel higiénico de colores se convirtieron en adiciones a estructuras imaginativas, y en la mesa de manipulativos los niños clasificaron objetos por tamaño y resolvieron rompecabezas para fortalecer la motricidad fina.
En la actividad de ciencias, midieron líneas con fichas magnéticas; los alumnos registraron sus hallazgos dibujando líneas y escribiendo números. Cerramos la semana con nuestra excursión anual al Knightdale Station Park, donde los niños pasaron la mañana trepando, corriendo y disfrutando del juego activo, una forma ideal de celebrar lo aprendido sobre el ejercicio.

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