Category Archives: Approaches to Learning

Week #07 March 02 -March 06 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Week #07    March 02-  March 06    2015

Planning Activities Spring Semester
Dear Parents here is our “Learning possibilities plans Spring Semester ”

for the week #07         March 02- March 06     2015  in Room 5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 07

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aRRPB0oMXVdBreFdL30EpOhYxoGkqYVX0eZjtHxrJI8/edit?usp=sharing

Week #06 February 23 –February 27 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Week #06 February 23- February 27  2015

Planning Activities Spring Semester
Dear Parents here is our “Learning possibilities plans Spring Semester ”

for the week #06         February 23 –February 27      2015 in Room 5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 06

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1CT9zdCLthmcI7wilJDqrTy6VLvzOhT8z-cOjxtlUg/edit?usp=sharing

 

Week #05 February 17 –February 20 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Week #05  February 17 –February 20  2015

Planning Activities Spring Semester

Dear Parents here is our  “Learning possibilities plans  Spring Semester ”

for the week #05    February 17  –February 20    2015  in Room   5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 05

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uVdIrv5FfJsYGXxFQKKdMPHbxmncx50MEfbKc-gwxZA/edit?usp=sharing

Week #04 February 09 –February 13 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Week #04  February 09 –February 13 2015

Planning Activities Spring Semester

Dear Parents here is our  “Learning possibilities plans  Spring Semester ”

for the week #04   February 09 –February 13    2015  in Room   5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 04

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0cIIzaraDfc0uLQXMUTAMw3qLqjJRcYS1ZLABriKlg/edit?usp=sharing

Week #03 February 02 –February 06 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Week #03  February 02 –February 06 2015

Planning Activities Spring Semester

Dear Parents here is our  “Learning possibilities plans  Spring Semester ”

for the week #03   February 02 –February 06     2015  in Room   5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 03

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14KVu8qJ6DN2WJIZ0NoRdTpHQhCqtJ7u7yY7gR6-fnfo/edit?usp=sharing

Brainstorming: Helping your children generate ideas

Brainstorming!

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Thomas Edison said, “To have a great idea, have a lot of them.”

Easy for Edison to say. The average child today finds it very difficult to come up with a variety of ideas in response to a problem. They are most likely to grab the first idea that pops into his head. That idea will be a borrowed one – usually from television. Kids are told that when taking a test and they unsure of an answer, they should go with their first idea; it’s usually the right one. But in creativity, the first idea is almost always a cliché.

Brainstorming is a key part to the creative process. It’s the best way to think of a whole pile of potential answers to a problem. It also can be tons of fun. Here are some helpful tips:

Brainstorm with children.
Creativity can thrive in a family if the environment is right. It doesn’t have to be a solitary child staring at a blank piece of paper. Brainstorming can be a team sport. As the parent, you take the lead — asking questions, fielding answers, showing enthusiasm, keeping the “what if” spirit thriving. I find sometimes it helps to have more than just a one-on-one with your child. If you can, include other children, either your own, or friends of your child.

Accept all ideas. Make the tone positive. Even if an idea obviously won’t work, write it down or hear it out. That idea may be a stepping-stone to another, more useful answer.

Have a visual focus. It really helps to have something visual to start from. Kids can use it as a mental touchstone as they wander in their minds in search of new ideas. It may be a name of a character on a piece of paper in front of them on the table, or ideas that are listed as they are suggested, or a quick drawing of a character, or a painting as a prompt.

Try some background music. For some children, music can help them focus. (Others may find it distracting.) If it helps, try putting on some fun, upbeat, instrumental music in the background. Music without words can help to create a sense of play without the distraction of lyrics.

Push beyond the obvious.Children sometimes need a gentle, encouraging push to get beyond that first line of over-used ideas. So if you’re all dreaming up names for a super-hero who’s a bear, expect the first answer to be “Super Bear!” Gratefully accept it, then say something like, “Great idea! But what else could we name him?” You could even start by saying the obvious answer: “I bet many of us thought of ‘Super Bear’. Okay. That’s a good idea, but I know we can find more names!” Once your child gets past the initial shock that there might possibly be another answer, they’ll come up with more.

It’s good to show them the progress they made. At the end of the brainstorming session, there should be a range of ideas. You may need to highlight a few that have real possibilities, or you may just want to let them individually choose which ones will work for them. In either case, point out how the later answers are so much more interesting than the obvious ones.

Most of all, remember to make brainstorming fun! There’s an amazing energy that builds in a group as ideas begin to fly. Wherever brainstorming is done, coming up with ideas is a blast!

Adapted from:

http://www.brucevanpatter.com/brainstorming.html

Week #02 January 26 – January 30 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Dear Parents here is our ” Learning possibilities plans  Spring Semester ”

for the week #02   January 26 – January 30     2015  in Room   5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 02

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U0cIIzaraDfc0uLQXMUTAMw3qLqjJRcYS1ZLABriKlg/edit?usp=sharing

Week #01 January 20 – January 23 2015 Planning Activities Spring Semester

Dear Parents here is our ” Learning possibilities plans  Spring Semester ”

for the week #01   January 20 – January 23 2015  in Room 5.

If you have questions, please ask us any time!

Learning possibilities Planning Sheet Week # 01

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qINHGRyG4OfF-Z0ywuZ83f8qGMe_bVA_J6u9bevFJc/edit?usp=sharing

 

Class Washing hands routine ” Use your elbow to dispense paper”

Class Washing hands routine

” Use your elbow to dispense paper”

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Our classroom paper dispenser have now a resting board for children to use their elbow to dispense the paper.We added also a measuring line under the paper dispenser for children to self regulate the amount of paper for each use.
Parents and Teachers can help our children to develop healthy habits that will bring lifelong benefits. Please join us in our “” Use your elbow to dispense paper” campaign.

Classroom Environment Update

We are very excited to start our spring semester,Our teaching staff have added new areas of interest  based upon the  observations we have made of the children during the closing weeks in Winter.

Social Emotional

Self portrait studio

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A self portrait is an intimate,bold declaration of identity.In her or his self-portrait, a child expresses as an artist and art creation.When we look at the child self-portrait,we see as the child sees himself or herself.

This is a beautiful way to recognize the strengths, successes, accomplishments and to celebrate the uniqueness of each individual child through a self-portrait.