Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 14 Lights on and move along !

Pre-KG 2021/ 22 Blog 14   

Lights on and move along !

This week our school and therefore also Pre-Kindergarten wrapped up their first unit, an exploration into “Colours and Shapes” .

As learning never ends and inquiry is aways ongoing , this does not mean the end of discoveries, but we take a pause and reflect on our learning.

The Pre-Kindergarten children started the school year with having some idea of the subjects, but knowledge varied vastly depending on the child.

Together the children started their journey of learning more about colours and shapes, first doing various art projects like gluing shapes, printing with sponges and stamps, using finger paints, chalks and crayons.  

After a while it showed that the children’s interest was more in using physical props for discovery, so they engaged a lot in building towers with colour blocks or legos, made beautiful colour pin and wood parts pictures, enjoyed a variety of shape puzzles and used natural materials to create patterns.

This week on Monday when Pre-KG started their reflection, the children collected some of their favourite toys to create a shape and colour wonderland on a mat. 

They revisited all the props and talked about what they liked and what they had learned. One of our children said that they had also learnt about colours through crayons!

On Tuesday the children shared their wonderland with Open Day visitors and families and created rainbows on their pin boards. Suzu's sister was very excited about the beautiful rainbow art she made!

On Wednesday the children decorated their favourite shape in their favourite colour and hung up the finished ornaments on the Christmas tree in the hallway where we were lucky to meet also Aiki's sister.

On Thursday the children made colourful bentos with our food props. then they attended the “Christmas tree light up ceremony” with our principal, Mr.Inman. After listening to beautiful music performances by friends from other classes, Pre-KG children received a handmade advent calendar from the PTA. 

Thank you so much for this heartwarming gesture !

On Friday the children revised some of their learning in P.E.

They then looked at their previous art work and brought some of their tools together. Everyone could choose their favourite art project and the children were now very eager to create it again. When talking to the children it became clear that they not only had enjoyed their learning journey, but have indeed gained some new knowledge. 

In German when we understand something, we say “Jetzt geht mir ein Licht auf”, meaning “Now I got it”!

So together with the beautifully lit Christmas tree, the Pre-Kindergarten children show that they are bright lights !

Shine on and move along, Pre-Kindergarten !

Yours, 

Anita Ursula Mönch

DSKI Pre-Kindergarten homeroom teacher