Let's build!

 We are building this week! This week was planned as an emergent week. We look at what the children have been choosing to play and we intentionally plan activities that include it. Lots of kids have been building, so here we are!

Table activities include building with different kinds of blocks, making paper houses and building with playdoh and popsicle sticks.

Small group activities are building with sugar cube bricks and glue mortar- so don't eat them! On Thursday we will build bridges and see which one holds the most.

KDIs of the week are-

Engagement: Children focus on activities that interest them. - We are intentionally focusing on an activity that seems to interest most of the children. Everyone built with something today!

Problem solving: Children solve problems encountered in play. - How can I get my tower to stay up? What kinds of blocks can I use together? How to build my bridge? We had frustration sometimes today, but it's okay! Frustration can lead to innovation! That's what we encourage!

Jesus Time- We skip ahead in our Bible stories. We are still in Egypt, where we left Joseph and his family, but now there is a Pharoah who doesn't remember Joseph. This Pharoah is threatened by the number of Jacob or Israel's family who live in Egypt. He decides to curb the growth of these people by having the baby boys thrown into the river to drown. One Israelite mother, Jochabed, saves her little son. She cares for him for three months, hiding him and trying to keep him quiet, but then he just grows too big! She makes a basket-boat for him and with his big sister watching, sets him to float down the Nile. An Egyptian princess sees the basket and asks one of her servants to fetch it for her. She is surprised to see it is a baby. She wants to keep it and immediately, the baby's sister is there, offering to find someone to care for it for her. She runs to get her mother, who gets to take care of the child until he is about 5 years old. The princess names the baby Moses, which means drawn from the water. At 5 years of age, Moses goes to be raised by the Egyptians in the palace.

Books of the week- "The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig" by Eugene Trivizas- led us to building with flowers today and "This is the House That Jack Built" by Simms Taback.

This Thursday is PICTURE DAY!! You should have received a picture pamphlet, if not, you can still order even after you get the proof of the pictures.

Also- this Thursday and Friday are Parent Teacher Conferences. I only have a few more who haven't signed up! I will include the link in the email.

Have a fabulous week!
Mrs. Schneck