Week of October 15-19, 2018
This week in Room 8 we continued our drawing lessons. The next step in learning how to draw a complete picture was adding a person to the illustration. Many of the children have been determined to learn how to draw a person so we decided to give it a shot. At first, we gave the children a blank piece of white paper and said, “Draw your best version of a person.” The kids looked at us with a bit of curiosity and immediately said, “We need help!” We insisted that they try their best to complete the drawing and afterwards we would give them a full lesson in steps to draw a human. After trying their best, we collected those sheets of paper and handed out a new blank sheet of paper to each student. Teacher Aaliyah stood in front of the students and walked them through a step-by-step process of drawing a person. Ask your child what features are essential to drawing a person that resembles a real human. We were so impressed by the final product. In a matter of 30 minutes, the children used patience and focus to learn and apply a new skill. Next time you drop off or pick up, take a look at their incredible progress featured on our wall. Learning to draw emphasizes the importance of creativity and experimentation for child development. Drawing independently, rather than in a coloring book, allows young children to learn how to express their feelings in a different manner from vocally. The short lesson helps the children to strengthen their ability to focus and lengthen their attention span. Lastly, similar to many of the activities we have been working on, drawing enhances fine motor skills. We have seen such great improvement in all of the kids’ fine motor abilities in the short amount of time that we have been in school. In light of strengthening our fine motor skills, we also worked on enhancing the ability to cut with scissors. We gave every child one or two sheets of coupon papers from a booklet or a newspaper. We instructed them to cut out each of the coupons that they would be interested in purchasing at the grocery store. For instance, if they saw a coupon for popsicles, they had to cut on the dotted lines to ensure they would not chop up the entire coupon. This activity took an enormous amount of patience and concentration! The children did a phenomenal job and took their time to cut out many coupons. We are excited to show them the next step of this project next week, which will be the concept of creating a “collage.” We want to mention that we had 100% participation in the homework this week! This was the first time that every single child completed and brought in their assignment on time. This week’s assignment was to bring in an object that starts with each letter in your name. We loved the creativity that the children used to bring in unique objects for each letter. For instance, Christopher made an entire book of drawings representing each letter in his name. Kate came up with the word “Earth” for the letter ‘e.’ Luca brought an umbrella for the letter ‘u.’ Cameron brought a red crayon for the C and the R. This is only a couple of the incredible items the children brought in. We can’t wait to see what they will bring in for next week’s homework challenge. We hope everyone has a great weekend! Shabbat Shalom, Mari + Aaliyah Reminders:
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