Neighborhood

While talking about mail carriers, the students received a package in the mail that was full of writing materials, including envelopes and stamps.

A map was drawn on a paper covered table in the art area along with stencils and rulers so that children could add to the map.

Pictures of places in the community were in a bucket with clothespins in the block area so that children could set their neighborhoods up anyway they liked. Blank squares and markers were also available for children to create their own neighborhood places.

I scream. We scream. We all scream for Ice Cream!

A Target store was added to the dramatic play area where

children were able to pretend to purchase school supplies.

A t.v. was added to the sensory table for the children to explore and take a part. The main parts of the t.v. were labeled and paper was provided for the children to draw the parts of the t.v. and label them.

Construction

At Union Gospel Child Care Center children explore their area of study in the sensory table and with vocabulary words posted near the tool bench in the dramatic play area and on the word wall.

Water Wonderland

This mural was construted by the children in the classroom and was used in the block area.
These items were put into a blow up pool for the children to fish for, identify and then write the name of the object that they caught.

Aqurium materials were added to the block are for the children to create their own aquriums.

This is a creative way to add literacy into the sensory table. The children were able to do an "I Spy" for items hidden in the oatmeal.

The children were able to create their own scenery while playing in the Dramatic Play center. The blue basket had pictures of things that you would find in the ocean and the children were able to attach them to the velcro background.

This diagram of a boat was added to the writing center. The children were able to create their own boats and label the parts.

At New Horizon's Academy, children are able to experience "Water Wonderland" with a raft, oars, and fishing poles in the Dramatic Play area, along with towels, shells, and fish. Vocabulary words and children's artwork are also prominently displayed for use by the children.

Accountable talk

Another way to post accountable talk bubbles in a classroom is to hang them from the ceiling on a cord with rings. The accountable talk words are on both sides of the paper so staff can see them from everywhere in the room.

Winter Theme @ Galtier

Galtier PreK classroom screams the theme of Winter through clothespin alphabet matching, tracing "The Mitten" character masks, Dressing for winter interactive writing and a room full of snowmen, mittens, snowflakes and discovery!

Winter/The Mitten

In the math area children were able match snowflake patterns.

Children used cotton balls to form letters.

Use of targeted vocabulary for The Snowy Day. Play-dough table durig Active Learning. Wheelock.