The Forest

Our new thematic unit has begun!  Over the next few weeks, we will be learning all about bears, the season of fall & the forest.  While we are playing in the forest, we will meet some other animals who live there, too.

We will explore a bear's habitat, their physical characteristics as well as what they bears like to eat and do during the day and at night.  We will discuss what bears do in the fall as well as the fact that they hibernate during the winter months.  Lastly, we will be using our dramatic play skills to cooperate with our friends and carry out some real & pretend scenarios with our animals.

For example, last week we pretended to have a teddy bear picnic.  We made sure to bring our picnic blanket, our picnic basket & a lot of goodies to eat!  We even listened to a song about a teddy bear picnic.  This week, we will be going on a bear hunt because "We're not scared!"

In the end, our main goal is to help the preschoolers to learn something new and give them a reason to talk to their friends.  We want them to have so much fun learning language that they don't even realize it's actually a tough job.