You see a recycling sort, but there is SO much more happening in this activity! During the months of March and April we focus on learning about taking care of our planet...Green is Our Scene! Today the preschool children discussed recycle sorting during their circle time. Classification and sorting are key academic skills that children will continue to develop throughout their journey in school. Preschool 2 teachers implemented an activity that embodied these skills and more! Using the trash trucks, children needed to haul the "garbage" from one side of the table to the other. On the other side of the table, they used tweezers to sort the materials into the correct bowls. The use of tweezers develops their fine motor skills and promotes cognitive development in the areas of spatial awareness, concentration, and using their brain and hands simultaneously. They don't know it, but the children are also laying the groundwork for positive social interactions. They are taking turns, sharing materials, collaborating, and developing language. All of these skills contribute directly to being able to communicate successfully with their peers! This is the kind of learning that keeps us coming back for more!
Best of Parenting 2023
Apr 26, 2024
You See a Recycling Sort, BUT....
Creative Expression on Arbor Day
Happy Arbor Day! What would we do without our trees?? Children are busy learning and appreciating the trees today! It's fun to recognize different characteristics in our trees and using new language to describe what we see! Trees come in all shapes and sizes. For this activity children were give brown and green paint and tasked with creating a tree how ever they wanted to! Wide and skinny trees, trees with a lot leaves, and trees with a lot of branches - they are all important to us!
Apr 18, 2024
Circle Time for Infants!
Apr 9, 2024
Mixing It Up!
Today we celebrate the Week of The Young Child with Tasty Tuesday!
Our Toddler Two classroom has been busy mixing it up in the classroom! They used their fine motor skills to use the spoon for mixing and stirring. Then, they added some yummy toppings to create a fun and pancake bread! It was a great way to practice our fine motor skills all while making something delicious!
Mar 26, 2024
Superhero Dress Up Day!
One of the most popular school-wide events is our Superhero Dress Up Day! Dress up days are so fun and a great way to bring the school together. The children voted for Superhero Day in our school election. For President's Day we discussed what a President is, how do we get a President, and how important our voices are. To make this concept applicable to their lives, we held an election! We set up a voting booth in our lobby and throughout the day parents, teachers, and students, cast the vote on Superhero Dress Up Day or Rainbow Dress Up Day for the month of March. This was a simple way to promote engagement with our activities calendar, help to solidify the concept of voting, and it gave children something to look forward to!
Mar 12, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
Kindness Tree Celebration!
Congratulations to our Pre K class for completing their Kindness Tree. Upon completion, the class gets to choose how to celebrate and this time they chose a picnic party! Kindness Trees can be implemented at home or at school! Check out the Conscious Discipline website for more tips!
"Use the Kindness Tree to recognize and celebrate acts of kindness in your School Family or home. Each time a kind act occurs, simply attach a heart to the Kindness Tree to represent the kindnesses occurring in your classroom or home."
Feb 23, 2024
I Can Build!
Pre K 2 has been talking a lot about building and creating this month! This week they focused on building. Topics of discussion included tools used for building, building with boxes, and features of boxes. They also built things like their names and sentences. They used their new knowledge of building and applied to art and nature, as well. They built letters out of sticks and some even created their names, too! Applying new knowledge across many different domains is a skill that children will continue to strengthen throughout their learning journey. We are so proud to witness them getting off to a good start here at AoCS!
Feb 15, 2024
Helping Our Community Feel Loved
Every gesture - no matter how small - has the ability to make a world of difference! Our school created valentines for a local nursing home to share a smile! We hope that we played a small part in making this Valentine's Day memorable for them and filling their hearts with happiness.
Feb 8, 2024
A Gateway to Learning
Feb 1, 2024
Straw Painting
Our Pre-K One classroom used a straw to create masterpieces of art today. Some used the straw like a paintbrush and others dipped the end in paint and then blew through the straw to create their art.
Check out our little artists!