scenes from the classroom: october

wiffle balls and pipe cleaners

birdseed in the sensory tub

painting with feathers

natural geo-board turned hammering boards

making nests

centers: the mixed-up chameleon

color mixing at the light table

color sorting

animal mix-up color forms

animal block puzzle and nesting boxes

circus mix-up cards illustrated by Chris Raschka

cars and trucks and things that go: classroom set up

books! books! books!

 

sorting fun plus however they choose to use...

fine motor peg work

construction vehicle magnets

train patterning or matching

nuts and bolts for fine motor and investigation

adding tickets to the art table

investigating movement and building

our science table: how does it move?

busy busy busy

These days, the kiddos get busy as soon as they're in the classroom! I've been so busy talking to them about their work, helping them work through ideas, and setting out supplies they ask for that I never get to photograph the centers I set up. Here are a few from the past few weeks:

painting rocks with water

meadow play on the building table

small rocks and golf tees at the play dough table

butterfly matching game

symmetry play with our magnetic butterflies

tray of bells

snails and baby snails!

scissors work and parsley

fine motor meadow

sound blocks on the block shelf

frames on the block shelf

play aphids on the block shelf

wood butterflies and cedar rings on the block shelf

classroom activites for Dr. Seuss week

pool noodle sculptures

magnetic fishing

crazy straw and felt fine motor

sock matching/sorting

green eggs and more sorting and matching

cork and button building fun

fine motor connectors

blue sand and Dr. Seuss erasers

dry erase Cat in the Hat hats