Brushing my teeth!

Not really brushing my teeth, but it was a different experience to use the toothbrush to paint a giant set of teeth!


First we mixed the paint,

according to our own preferences,

then we set off 'brushing our teeth'

 

 

We all did a pretty good job at brushing them!

Welcome to the House of Clean

To make sure we have some visual reminder of all the good things we can do to keep ourselves nice and clean, we made a house mobile where all the activities we did are represented.

 

 

These painting sessions are a great exercise to practice our pencil grip for our future writing sessions in Kindergarten. 

But using our hands and feel the texture of the paint against the grain of the paper is also an option.

 

We just use the method that feels the most satisfying for us. 

 

Momin has discovered an unlimited love for making the colour brown every time we paint and has become an expert at creating different shades of brown.

And here are the great results of our efforts.

The Houses of Clean!

Taking care of ourselves and our surroundings

We pretend played we were taking a shower. We used soap and shampoo, scrubbed and rubbed ourselves till we were clean! 

And we didn't forget to dry ourselves up! 

Mida is spontaneously giving Falcon a hand with her shampooing.

We then moved on to the toilet. We all seem to know how it goes. We can use tissue to pretend we wipe ourselves dry.

and we know we need to flush after we're done.

And also to wash our hands when we're done with the whole ordeal.

But, we still enjoy our nappies for now. The whole story panel on how to get undressed and go to the toilet was particularly fascinating on that day... Soon we will be nappy free!

Every day after lunch we all brush our teeth. A routine that started off with Mida and Marinka who stay for day care, but the trend caught on, Momin joined and shortly after Falcon demanded her toothbrush as well! Somehow, it is funner  to take care of ourselves at school than at home!

Mida, the professional buttoner! She has been taking care of her own buttoning since the beginning of the year but also is always ready to show and help her friends with their buttons.

So is Momin!

 

We also learned how to make our own bed. First putting the bedsheets, then the pillow and finally the blanket.

We all had a go at it.

Sometimes we did team work when things got tangled.

and finally we folded everything back!

so we could put it all away.

Making our home

We talked about our homes and who lives in them. We discovered a bit more about each other. So we decided to build and paint our home for our families.


The master painter from the House of Falcon.

Talking about who we see on each other's pictures. Everyone was able to recognise the various members of each other's families, if some mistakes were made, the owner of the picture was quick to rectify any mistakes that were said.

 

 

 

 

Then we painted our homes. We are now becoming pretty much independent and can get the paint form the shelf along with plates and paintbrushes. We can then mix different colours together and experiment until we find a colour or shade that we like.

 

 

 

 

Momin took a particular intrest in the texture of the paint and spent a great deal of time 'feeling' it! A great sensory exploration!

Checking out each other's masterpieces and recognising our own.