Many new winter related activities were introduced this week. Each one was picked and created intentionally.

Here, while learning about polar bears and their cold habitat, we put water in bowls and placed them outside -- we checked up on them the next day, and whaddya know? They froze! 

This activity involves imaginative play - an important building block in a child's development.

Similar to the one above in terms of imaginative play, here the children can re-enact the process of a brown bear hibernating in a cave all winter long.

Why not strengthen your fine motor muscled while beading a snowflake! This is a huge hit!

Not everyone was ready for this activity, but those that were, flew with it. It involves multiple steps, eye hand co-ordination, and so much more. 

Do you want to draw a snowflake??

The children have been working on their one to one pouring skills all year long, and are now ready for one to two pouring, so this activity was introduced this week as well.  

How many buttons should your snowman wear? This one to one correspondence activity has the children counting and recounting over and over again.

Also a huge hit! Here, the children use a dropper to drop water into what we call 'water circles.'

Below, is an activity where the children can sort between winter wear and summer wear.

Another one to one math activity - the children carefully count their snowflakes before placing them on the tray.

Snowman shape matching -- a great way for the children to recognize and name their shapes.

In the art area, the children spent a couple of days this week creating snowflakes. -- they take quite a few days to dry, but we can't wait to show off the finished products.

Shabbat Shalom!