The first week of school so many families are coming in that it makes me extra busy to put them on magnet as new families are arriving. So this year I decided to change it up. I still took their picture on their first day but waited to give them their photo till the second week.
This is what awaited them at the sign in area. A pre-painted canvas and triangle shaped sticky notes.
This art piece worked on several skills; colour identification, fine motor (peeling the stickees apart), and turn taking. We also learned how to apply the stickees and problem solve when they wouldn’t stay stuck.
It was a non-threatening entrance to a new environment for some little ones. Families could work together to help create the art piece. And children could come back and add more if they wished.
Now we have a colourful piece of art that we worked together to create and at the same time helping to make the beginning of the year a little more peaceful.
