FREE
PLAY
| Sensory Table – Your child will explore pouring, filling, and molding with a variety of materials, including sand, water, beads, beans, rice, or snow. | |
| Easel – Your child will have the opportunity
to paint and draw on a full-sized easel. During the Valentine’s Day
unit, children mix red and white paint and paint on large heart-shaped
paper. |
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| Play dough – Every month we
have a new color of play dough. Sometimes scents and/or glitter are added.
During our dinosaur unit, children walk dinosaur models in the play dough
to make fossil footprints. |
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| Dramatic Play – The teachers frequently
change this corner of our classroom to become a housekeeping center, a
market, a doctor’s office, a campsite, a flower shop, or a pet store. |
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| Free Art – Paper, glue
sticks, hole punchers, markers, crayons, scissors, and stickers are
available for free art creations every day. |
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| Discovery Table - Exploratory
science-related items are available on a rotating basis: magnets, color
tubes, magnifying glasses, scales, nature items, sound shakers, and
texture boards. |
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| Reading Corner – Books that
relate to the current unit are available for your child to enjoy. |
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| Blocks, LEGOS®, trains,
puzzles, dollhouse, garage, farm, castle, and a large variety of
‘manipulative’ toys are available on a rotating basis. |