RBES PK: Under the Sea

We continued with our undersea adventures this week. We learned a new action song called, Slippery Fish. You can join in the fun here: https://youtu.be/Y_k45_iyVG0

We looked at an ocean book. The Pre-K students identified many different ocean animals and shocked us with their knowledge of interesting ocean vocabulary words like tentacles!

We took a closer look at two sea animal: jellyfish and octopus. Check out the cool crafts we made!

Jellyfish

Before starting this craft, students matched letter pieces with the letters in their name. They did a great job with their name puzzle and then practiced writing their name. After this great pre-literacy activity, the Pre-Ks painted away and shook on some glitter on the half paper plate to make a colourful jellyfish body. The next day, they used glue to glue on some eyes and tentacles. The final touch was the smile!

Octopus

This was an awesome fine-motor and math craft. The Pre-Ks used their pincer fingers to pick up cheerios and glue them onto the Octopus arms. The students made some very interesting math observations as they worked hard to cover all the suction cups. "I have covered 4 arms!" "I have 4 more arms to cover!" Love seeing their little minds at work!

Healthy Hearts and Minds

We did a few mindful activities this week. We love having these calming moments during our active and exciting days. Listening to ocean sounds while looking at glitter jars, yoga, belly breathing while listening to ocean sounds, and mindful colouring all brought calming practice to our day.

Pool Noodle Boats

After singing The Waves in the Sea we were excited to try making our very own boats out of pool noodles, straws, and fun foam. The true question was... will they float? Our classroom was full of delight as our students built and tested their little sail boats. This little scientific experiment not only introduced the concept of buoyancy, but was also a great chance to practice cutting and strengthening our hand-eye coordination!

Floor Hockey Fun!

At Robina Baker our older students sure love floor hockey, and Pre-K proved to be no different! It was so fun to try a new sport in the gym this week!

Check out more pictures of our week here!