This week the preschoolers continued their finding out stage of our How We Express Ourselves unit of inquiry.
We read Leo Lionni's A Color of My Own and the preschoolers immediately identified that once the chameleon found another chameleon to be friends with, he was no longer sad. They also spoke about the fact that the constant changing of his skin colour, without being given a choice, made him sad, too. This led to a discussion about how we choose (or don't choose) particular colours in our clothes, our drawings and our personal spaces to express how we feel.
The preschoolers then had the chance to colour their own chameleon, using colours, shapes and patterns to express how they feel. I was evident that they were not only using their imagination but also their creativity to create their chameleons.
The preschoolers explored expressing their creativity through writing poems. Once again, they used their fascinating imagination to create acrostic poems with their names as the title, and the text describing themselves. This was quite a tricky task at first but the preschoolers dug deep to make connections about who they are, and the letters in their names. It was heartwarming to see quite a few preschoolers help each other with ideas. They complimented their poems, with illustrations to match.
The learning continues...
In the Busy Bees classroom, the door is always left open for learning to continue once a unit of inquiry has been concluded. The preschoolers show that they are authentic action takers, as they continue to make connections and share their at-home learning experiences with their classmates once we move onto a new unit.
One of the preschoolers shared that she had so many roly-polies in her garden at home, and she kindly brought a few of the bugs for us to marvel at.
Our plant babies are now producing flowers! The action-takers have been responsible caretakers, as they often remind me that we have to water the plants!
Have an awesome weekend, everyone!
Ms Theona 🌷
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