Vocabulary and Basic Concepts: loud/quiet, fast/slow, stop/go, big/little or small, in/out, open/closed, under/over, big/bigger/biggest, small/smaller, smallest, beat, drum, box.
This week Miss Carrie brought out boxes. So. Many. Boxes. There were big boxes and little boxes. we were going to drum! But first we had to know how to stop and listen. We practiced putting our hands up whenever Miss Carrie said "Hands UP!" This meant "stop drumming and listen to directions".
Ready, set, GO! We drummed LOUD! We discovered that when we were drumming loud, we couldn't hear Miss Jeana or Miss Jen talking. When we drummed quietly, then we could hear them. We experimented with drumming fast and slow. We practiced go and stop (which was "hands up").
What else could we do with boxes. We tried getting in them. Some boxes were too little. We could hide under them by putting them over our heads. Some boxes were so big that we could get into them and close them. Our friends would open the boxes to find us. We had so much fun exploring all of the boxes.
DO THIS AT HOME: Find some boxes and make some noise. Explore what else you can do with the boxes. Make a fort. Play hide and seek. Make houses and color features on the boxes. Let our child take the lead on what to do.
