Project Enlightenment

End of the school year craziness getting to you?

Here is a tip from our Pre-K students. ❤️

Try some deep breathing exercises and start your day in a more calm and regulated state. 😌

🧐Looking for a fun way to strengthen the small muscles needed for writing?

💡Try using tiny sponges to paint!

Our Pre-K friends exercised their muscles by using small sponges and stencils to create insect paintings. 🐛🐝

🦋 This week our Pre-K students learned a new word, “symmetrical”, and discovered that butterflies’ wings are symmetrical! They put paint on one side then folded the butterflies in half and watched the same design appear on the other side!

Today during center time, our Pre-K students used a variety of materials to construct bird nests. They thought about why birds need nests and places birds might build their nests.🪺 🐦‍⬛

Tadpoles + Science Journals + Ms. Beth = tons of fun!

Come check out our tadpoles in the Parent Teacher Resource Center Monday-Friday. Ms. Beth will be happy to share all about them with you. 🐸💚

Is there anything better than watching a child’s face light up during a read aloud of her favorite book? ❤️📚

Our Pre-K friends played a find the buddy with the upper or lower case letter match. it was a fun way to interact, move around the room & work on letter/sound recognition.

🚨Idea alert!

Check out this example of a visual support our classrooms use to help children know what to do when playing with a friend. It encourages them to check in with their friend to see if they are happy playing. If yes then continue, if not then stop & ask what’s wrong & problem solve so both of them can keep having fun. 🚦

This idea can also support sibling interactions at home. 🏠

Our Pre-K students used flowers to create beautiful and unique sun catchers! 🌻☀️💐

Today our Pre-K students practiced writing numbers in sand trays. Sand writing has many developmental benefits; it offers a tactile and sensory experience that supports memory, letter/number formation, and overall hand-eye coordination.