CHRISTMAS BREAK

Just a reminder that Hands-on-4-Kids Preschool will be closed from Monday Dec. 26 thru Monday, Jan 2. Opening again on Tuesday, January 3,2012.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year full of blessings!

LIVING LOVE AND LOGIC #28

Questions Create Thinking
Weekly Tip from the Love and Logic^® Experts

At Love and Logic^® we believe that kids are best prepared for the real world when we allow them to do as much thinking as possible. It's good practice for the real world, and it keeps the monkey off of our backs most of the time.

How do we avoid falling into this trap? One strategy involves using plenty of questions!

To find out how you can help your child become a creative thinker go HERE.

Oranges galore!

Recently, students took a little field trip up the street to visit a neighbor. This friend of ours had a large orange tree that grew from her compost pile. Students were intrigued by this magnificent tree and now have very big expectations of our own compost bin at HO4K. It will be interesting to see what we can grow! We continue our learning in planting, recycling, nutrition and our environment.

Students always love exploring and using their senses. Students observed the tree and the oranges. We compared the leaves, the branches and the sizes of several different oranges. Students loved to smell and taste the oranges. We talked about the different measurements of an orange ie., how heavy, how large, etc.

 We each were able to find and pick our very own orange! This was a tricky choice for some of us!

While taking this trip we have a great opportunity to talk a great deal about safety. The students learned to STOP, LOOK and LISTEN while crossing the street. This is important as we need to be aware of any dangers that are near. We practiced this several times together!

Students also learned about respecting others property. We talked about how the mail in mailboxes is private information that is only to be viewed by the person who lives at that house. Students understand that they are never to look in, or touch mail that does not belong to them.

What a special treat it was to go out and enjoy a nature walk with such a beautiful day! We always have so much fun when we go on our adventures together.