November Fall Fun!

In the month of November the morning and afternoon classes transitioned from learning about friends and family to our jobs unit! The classroom was transformed from having kitchens and babies, to a Grocery Store, Doctor's Office, Vet Clinic, Dentist Office, and Beauty Salon. The students of both classes have had lots of fun taking care of animals, teeth, and each other with the different doctor and dentist tools. They also have been enjoying being cashiers for each other with the cash register, and doing their teachers and friends hair and makeup with the salon supplies.

The teachers started things off in the jobs unit by simply talking about "what is a job?," and learned how a job is something someone does for work and jobs are all a part of our community. (they will learn a lot more about communities later ;))

From there, the students learned about different kinds of jobs and what kinds of things people need to do those jobs! Both classes did that by reading a variety of books about jobs such as "Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do" by Deborah Hembrook & Kathryn Heling and multiple books in the "Community Helpers" series by Tami Deedrick. The children got to learn about mail carriers, chefs, artists, carpenters, firefighters, farmers, astronauts, etc.

The students also got to talk about what job they want to do when they grow up! They even got to color and make hats for their future dream jobs. The future certainly looks bright with our next generation of carpenters, veterinarians, trash collectors, firefighters, construction workers, astronauts, race car drivers, painters, teachers, dentists, and bakers!

The afternoon class also had some fun opportunities to get to play outside in the nice fall weather! The children observed all the leaves that had fallen off the trees and felt the texture of them as well as listened to the sounds they made under their feet. They also really enjoyed finding and looking at all the ladybugs that were on the playground.

Finally, the month of November was finished off by having the first Parent Child Class of the year! The topic talked about was on Screen Time and Internet Safety for Young Children. In the class, families discussed and learned about ideal screen time guidelines for 3-5 year-olds, what is "quality" screen time, co-watching, and practicing and modeling healthy technology habits.

There also were some interactive activities going over different screen time scenarios. Families also got to build their own tech plan, put together a kit of screen-free activities to do, and got a bundle of different resources to help monitor their child's screen time.

Everyone had a fun time learning together about this important topic and a big thank you to all the families who attended! And always remember the 3 Steps of Screen Time: 1. Ask a grown-up first 2. Stick to what you know 3. If it feels scary of you're not sure, tell someone!