Today was a great day at school. We got so much done, and the kids all were engaged and active in the classroom with the activities we planned. We stayed to our schedule, and even got some extra things done that we just have to fit in somewhere. We did apple rolling (art), added some sparkle to a previous art project (my classroom is KNOWN for it's propensity for glitter), did some writing about our observations in the science center (illustrating our observations of cut apples, using magnifying glasses), a math activity (counting tiny apples while placing them onto a tree mat with tongs, how many yellow, how many red, how many green, how many all together?) that was also good for fine motor practice, an "apple toss" at another center (tossing red, yellow, and green bean bags into a basket and counting them up), and finally, we started setting up our "Apple Store" in the dramatic play center. This is a loosely interpreted store, where we sell anything that has any remote thing to do with apples. Of course we sell apples, but we also sell apple cookies, Apple computers, apple jacks, etc. We also have our own economy. When you come in the store, the shopkeeper gives you money and when you buy something, you give it back to him or her. The friends set the prices and make their own signs. Photos to come (when the store gets finished).
Sometimes I feel like the day has gone by and I wonder what we really did? But days like today make up for those days by a long shot.
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