Learning New Things

What Are We Learning This Week?

Teachers help us to learn about and use things in our classroom.

This Week’s Big Questions

Why do we need to wear a smock at the water table? Where else do we need to wear a smock?

Fun at Home

Take a look at your child’s backpack. Talk about and describe the things you find. How do these things help your child in preschool?

Show Me! Our Words of the Week

Say It:
Backpack

Explain It:
A backpack is a bag used to carry objects on one’s back.

Talk About It:
Why do we have backpacks?  What’s inside your backpack?

Say It:
Smock

Explain It:
A smock is a loose piece of clothing you wear over your clothes so they don’t get dirty.

Talk About It:
Why do we need to wear a smock when we paint?

Say It:
Rug

Explain It:
A rug is a thick material that is used to cover part of the floor.

Talk About It:
How do we sit on the rug at storytime?