IED PRE-K NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF 
OCTOBER 5-8 

    This week began our transition from talking about the five senses, to exploring our insides; taking a look at the human body. Monday we took a look at the foundation of the body, the skeleton. We read a variety of books, learned the names and locations of some of the major bones, played a guessing game using real x-rays, and made pictures of skeletons using q-tips as bones! Tuesday we learned about our muscles, and how they function. We did a variety of physical activities so we could feel our muscles working, including stop n' freeze, and learned some yoga positions from the book My Daddy's A Pretzel. Wednesday we learned about our largest sensory organ, skin, and how it protects our bodies. We also learned about the importance of hand-washing, and did a fun experiment to show why we should always cover our coughs and sneezes. To show how germs spread when someone sneezes, we popped two confetti filled balloons; one wrapped in a "tissue" (covered sneeze), and one without (uncovered). The kids had a great time picking up all of the "germs" afterward! Thursday was germ day in pre-k, we read Germs, Germs, Germs!, and Germs Make Me Sick. After reading about germs, the kids were inspired to create and name their own germs; we had germs that could make you travel, germs that help people, super germs, and quite a few germs that make people, "throw up sick." During circle we talked again about the importance of hand-washing, and saw one way germ transmission works by spreading finger paint (germs) from one person to the next, by shaking hands with our friends; the kids really enjoyed being able to see how germs move, and they loved getting rid of them in the sink!