Rachael's Daycare LLC: 7/1/10

DAYCARE PHILOSOPHY

Rachael's Daycare is dedicated to teaching sound principles throughout all stages of early childhood development while aligning with the goals and philosophies in the FOUNDATIONS to the Indiana Academic Standards from Birth to Age 5. We offer children a place that encourages positive self worth, age appropriate learning, social development, & intellectual growth. Each child will be able to experience learning in their own individual way, while also being exposed to group learning and activities. All staff members receive continued support, guidance, & training in the areas of child development.

7/15/2010

Today was "Wear your favorite color day!!". We had Blue, Camouflage, Yellow, Pink... lots of favorite colors!!

Knowing what to look for....

It is important that childcare providers know what to look for when they see a child playing with a toy. It usually isn't JUST playing. Children learn through simple play. In the photos below, you will see that Emma was having fun playing with the stackers. She was not directed to play with them she initiated it on her own. She tried many configurations with the stackers. When she had difficulty getting them in the right order she took them apart and would re-stack them. After several minutes she was able to correctly stack the toys in order! She was really proud of herself for accomplishing it! ************** Math Foundations were met during this child-initiated activity: Mathematics - Problem Solving (F.6.15): Use trial and error to solve problems. (Age 3-5) Mathematics - Problem Solving (F.6.19): See a simple task through to completion (Age 3-5) You can view the "FOUNDATIONS to the Indiana Academic Standards for Young Children from Birth to Age 5" by going to the Indiana.gov website: http://www.doe.in.gov/primetime/foundations.html

Painting FUN!!!

Our Art Activity today was painting with colors and stencils! This activity reinforces our Colors & Shapes Theme! The kids really love to get their hands dirty and it IS IMPORTANT that they experience the freedom to be CREATIVE!! We love letting the kids paint and we never force them to make anything specific. We encourage them to embrace their creativity and just enjoy painting what they want to paint! This particular activity also encouraged teamwork. We had the children work in groups to create a beautiful painting.