March is Reading Month March was designated National Reading Month in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday on March 2 and encourages readers of all ages to read daily and engage in reading and other literacy activities outside for fun.During the month of march we celebrate...
Teaching Science to young children is exciting and fun! Preschool aged children learn about science and the world around them through inquiry (exploring). Just as listening to stories and learning the alphabet introduces young children to the world of literacy,...
What does preschool writing look like? Working on writing in preschool takes many forms! Drawing, letter recognition, name writing, labeling, and listening to stories are just a few ways that young children are exposed to and begin practicing writing. As children grow...
On Thursday, December 21st classrooms were full of fun and educational activities as preschool families from across the district participated in Cotter Early Childhood Center's annual Winter Fair! Children worked on patterning, letter recognition, counting, and hand...
Mrs. Hancock and Ms. Amin Becker Elementary GSRP Here at Becker, we are working on building letters using straight and curved lines. We are also working on writing during all parts of our school day! Ms. Cousino and Ms. Chokr Oakman Elementary GSRP In Ms. Cousino's...
Ms.Villiard and Ms. Saab Geer Park Elementary GSRP Ms. Villiard & Mrs. Saab's Preschool class at Geer Park are enjoying some fun Fall activities inside and outside. Students painting pumpkins. Students putting golf tees into pumpkins. Students picking pumpkins...
Mr. Liepe and Ms. Hazamy - Whitmore-Bolles Elementary During class we used a clear sheet protector and dry erase marker to draw each others faces. Students had a ton of fun and used lots of descriptive language about how their friend was feeling. One artist even...
Ms. Bass - River Oaks Children in my class LOVE the snow! We have been practicing social skills like sharing and turn taking with our sleds. Children are learning about different types of snow and how it effects sledding and building snowmen.
Mrs. Lott and Ms. Jaafar - Lowrey We have been talking lots about friendship, feelings and our hearts. We were so excited to be outside again and to be able to play in the snow! We worked on fine motor skills with lacing hearts and cutting out heart puzzle pieces....
Ms. Reid and Ms. Hamade - Henry Ford Elementary In our classroom the children learn important academic concepts through play! Here students are painting in the art area while working on writing skills and letter recognition. During small group time the children used...