Integrated Learning

Our Long Ago and Today unit has come to an end and I want to share a look at how this theme enabled us to have hands-on learning experience across many aspects of the curriculum.  In the pictures below you can see how the children were able to make the story of The Ox Cart Man come to life through dramatic play.  In Math, everyone learned to weave a simple over under pattern with paper and then many children put their new skill to the test by weaving a tiny "blanket".  With the thoughtful help of many parents, our sharing time this month also furthered our understanding- check out the class drawing with charcoal that was brought in as a classmate's share.  And lastly, our big buddies got in on the action by helping us to put together a lift-the-flap scene with facts about the first Thanksgiving.