Monday, August 18, 2008

Now the work begins...

I haven't been sleeping well lately...mostly because of this. The baby will wake up in the middle of the night & I'm up for good. I'm training other teachers & I want to get everything ready. Our school allows 20 kids per class with 2 teachers. Let's start with Sensorial...








Can you believe I forgot to take a picture of the third shelf? Jeez..
I really am impressed by the simplicity of this area. The concepts go way deeper than face value. :) I love how it prepares the child for math (using sets of 10 & geometry) & language/writing skills (pincer grasp). What's great about this area is all ages love it? The younger will explore, while the older child who has master alot of these materials will create further extensions. I've had children use both set of rods & all knobless cylinders to create a large & beautiful pyramid. These materials teach the child alone. I show how to respect it & give it language.

1 comment:

Tawny said...

Seeing those shelfs made me smile. It brought back lots of fun memories. Your classroom looks great. I hope you have a great school year.