Moment of joy #6

One of my favorite things about teaching pre-school is the flexibility to plan around the interests of my students. When I see that students are using dry erase boards as menus in restaurants, I can pull out our play food and kitchen toys to help them create more play.

I also enjoy bringing up new topics that they can latch onto and be excited about. This week we learned about God rescuing us in hard situations with the example of Peter in jail. To expand on the theme of rescue we also talked about people in our community that rescue us from danger- focusing on fire fighters.

As part of this theme we were able to visit the fire station and see fire fighters in action. We went to the same station last year and this year was equally as fun! The kids had so much fun and were (mostly) on their best behavior!

Going to the granja

This week we took our pre-kinder class to the farm. It was a perfect part of our creation unit- God created animals. This was my second time to the farm and both times I have fully enjoyed seeing all the animals with my students. Here are some highlights-

Taking off on in the van

Petting and feeding a sheep!

Taking a walk

Milking a cow

Tasting the milk

Being silly with the cow

Gathering seeds

Dirty hands

Feeding the ostrich

Blow dryer can be so entertaining

Petting the dog!

Sleepy head!

The world of Jaime Duque

Yes, you read that right. Jaime Duque (pronounced hi-may do-kay) is a theme park located about 15 miles north of Bogota and, in my opinion, is one of the most randomly planned theme parks possible. At one end is a zoo with a plethora of animals and creatures to look at, while at the other end is a variety of rides. In the middle are exhibits including 2 ships in a make-shift lake, the 7 wonders of the world, a GIANT Taj Mahal, and a room with a to-scale relief map of Colombia.

Now, this park is mostly geared for children and with that in mind, we took our pre-kinder and kinder students on the second-to-last day of school for a fun outing. My kids thoroughly enjoyed wandering around and seeing the sights, as well as riding on some of the rides.

Not only did my pre-kinder friends get to go, but on the same day we ventured out, the 5th and 6th graders took the pre-kinder students from the ministry they partner with to the park as well. Imagine taking a group of poor children to Disney land for a day. That’s about the enthusiasm for this place. It gave the 5th and 6th graders an awesome opportunity to play with and share Christ’s love in a practical engaging activity.

Firefighter week

April is our community helpers month and we kicked it off with firefighters! Here are some pictures of the fun activities and a field trip!

We made our own firefighter hats

In math we practiced our numbers by counting and writing

 

We learned about stop, drop and roll, then created our own fire

 

We ended the week with a field trip to the fire station where met real-life firefighters!

 

I got to try on the fireman gear- it was so HEAVY!

The students climbed into the truck and looked around

We went on a tour of the very modern station