Boats

During center time today the children used a meat tray to make their own boats.  They then floated their boats in our sensory table.   Each child was able to experiment with small rocks and play people to see how much weight their boat could hold before it sank.

At another center the children were given a blue sheet of paper that looked like water.  They were also given 12 dot stickers.  First, the children placed their stickers on the paper, then they used a marker to make their stickers look like faces.  At this time we are practicing holding our writing tools close to the bottom.  I am also working with the children on using their "pinchers" (thumb, pointer finger, and tall man finger) to hold the writing tool.  When your children color or write at home please correct any four or five finger grips, for a three finger grip is more efficient when making letter strokes.  After the children turned their stickers into people we said the rhyme "Rub-a-Dub, Dub" and the children circled a groups of three stickers as a way to put them in a tub.  

Today we also opened our Math & Science center.  The children explored the marble run, fished for numbers, and built structures with blocks.  At this time all of the centers in our room are open for business!