Monthly Archives: December 2015

Thanksgiving Dinner Dramatic Play

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Using play food, REAL cornucopias, plates, and utensils, we made our very own Thanksgiving Feast!
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We wore Pilgrim hats, and used our words to talk about all things Thanksgiving!
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This gave your little ones one a chance to act out and mimic the things we have been reading about all week!
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Our dramatic play also encouraged cooperation with each other, perception of meaning, and increased language skills.
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Fruit Turkeys

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Using fruit, toothpicks, and their tummies, your little ones made a colorful array of turkeys!

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Young children enjoy manipulating real-life materials in their learning environments, and found much satisfaction in creating turkeys out of kiwi, strawberries, pineapple and blueberries.

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Children at this age learn more from three-dimensional items, objects they can see and understand firsthand, rather than simply drawing concepts on a piece of paper.

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Drum Circle

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Indians used music as a means to celebrate, mourn, and communicate. Young children love to play music, and even more so, together!
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Using drums, our hands, and our creativity, we performed a variety of rhythms, using a popular call and response game. Performing as a group fosters a child’s sense of community, increases self-esteem, and encourages listening skills.
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