Today we read Froggy Goes to School and talked about feeling nervous or embarrassed to try new things. Then, we decorated our very own name plates (just like Froggy did in the story), which we are going to keep in our spots at the family table. Seeing our names will help us learn to spell and recognize them. We also reviewed bucket filling and dipping and practiced our friends song, "If You Want to Make a Friend." The kids also enjoyed playing a round of "9 Fat Sausages in a Pan." We are having a blast in preschool so far! Some of us need a little extra reminder of where to stand while waiting for the potty. Miss Nicole created this lovely and might we add, very artistic, label of where to wait.
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Today we (re) introduced the concept of bucket filling to our class. We read How Full Is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath, Mary Reckmeyer, and Maurie Manning. This book is about the invisible "bucket" that everyone walks around with. People can choose to fill each others' buckets by doing nice things like sharing, being a good role model, and helping others. People can also be bucket dippers by doing not-so-nice things like name calling and bullying. Our class is going to practice being bucket fillers! We decorated our very own buckets that will be posted in our classroom. Each day that we are a bucket filler and our clips stay on green, we will get a sticker. When we reach 10 bucket filler stickers we get to choose a prize from the treasure chest!! The Clip System
Each child has a clip with their name on it. Everyone starts on green (bucket filler level) each morning. Throughout the day students may need to move their clip to yellow (warning), red (time out/think time), or blue (phone call home). Students always have the opportunity to move their clips back up a level if they exhibit bucket filling behavior. We like this system because it helps our students take ownership for their actions and choices. They are in charge of moving their own clips and making good choices. We are sad to have said goodbye to our students moving on to kindergarten, but we are happy to welcome a class full of new faces into our preschool room! We celebrated today as the "first day of school" since it is the first day of preschool for half of our class. We started the morning with ABC centers. In circle we learned a brand new good morning song, talked about September, and read a story. We read Llama, Llama Misses Mama, a story about a little llama going to school for the first time. Some of our own little "llamas" were feeling sad this morning from missing mom, dad, and siblings. At the end of the story Llama is happy because he made friends and had fun learning in school. We hope our own little llamas enjoy their time here too!
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