Mrs. Yunginger's preschool students have been busy adjusting to their new teachers, classroom, and friends very well. During this process, they have enjoyed reading aloud together with Mrs. Yunginger. At the preschool level, reading aloud stories that are repetitious helps to expand their vocabulary, literacy, reading skills, and more.
Students in Mrs. Yunginger's class kept asking to read about The Gingerbread Man. Being that the preschool Creative Curriculum is student-led, Mrs. Yunginger ran with their enthusiasm and brought them through the Gingerbread Man series of books!
As a part of the classroom lesson last week, after they read The Gingerbread Man aloud, students helped to make homemade gingerbread playdough!
The dough was scented with ginger and cinnamon creating a realistic baking experience without the actual baking. Students enjoyed making the dough and then spending time stretching, rolling, and using cookie cutters to make their own gingerbread.
This project was multifaceted as it encouraged the class to work together in stations sharing supplies and helping friends to create their dough and gingerbread. They used their senses to identify and describe how the dough smelled and felt. They used their math skills to count how many gingerbread people they could make with their dough. And when they were finished they proudly shared with each other and the teachers their creations.
The Manchester Township School District's Preschool Program uses Creative Curriculum to teach our young learners. This curriculum incorporates Studies that focus on different educational topics throughout the school year. Studies bring classroom lessons to life by encouraging critical thinking and working together as a class to explore as they learn. We look forward to following the preschool students throughout the school year on their journey through their educational Studies. Next up is Trees!