Artists at Work

 This morning, the Ganon children visited the Atelier for some free art  exploration.  Children painted, drew, created collages, and designed with loose parts.

The class began a turtle art project with Mrs. Fellegy.

Indiana Learning Foundations

CA3.1: Demonstrate creative expression through the visual art process
CA3.2: Demonstrate creative expression through visual art production

Fall Activities & November Self Portraits

 The Ganon children discovered some Fall activities awaiting them on the tables for morning free play time.  

Exploring Fall Colors

Fall Shapes Counting and Patterning

Fall Words

Fall Collage

Cinnamon Crushing 

Other child directed activities during free play

November Self Portraits

Check out these numbers!  

We discussed that straight lines, slide lines, and curves are used to write numbers, just like letters.

Indiana Learning Foundations:

ELA3.1: Demonstrate mechanics of writing

ELA2.3: Demonstrate awareness and understanding of concepts of print

ELA2.1: Demonstrate awareness of the alphabet

ELA2.2: Demonstrate phonological awareness

SC1.1: Demonstrate ability to explore objects in the physical world

M1.3: Recognition of number relations

M1.2: Demonstrate understanding of written numerals

M1.3: Recognition of number relations

M1.1: Demonstrate strong sense of counting