Fine motor centers are a vital part of our Pre-K classroom. Before a child is able to hold writing instruments or scissors they must first develop the small muscles in their hands. Our fine motor centers this week did just that! #playtolearn #playislearning Jennifer Thearle

Our first #characterstrong principle of the month is RESPECT! These friends enjoyed reading,singing, and talking all about showing respect in our classroom. Jennifer Thearle

We absolutely LOVED learning how to use play dough to make shapes we know! Only 4 weeks into school and we are able to identify 4 new shapes! Jennifer Thearle #playtolearn

We’ve really been enjoying our new fall centers! Playdoh pumpkins, fall tree finger painting, pumpkin pie sensory bin, and leaf investigating 🎃 Happy Fall Y’all! #playtolearn #plainedgepride plainedgeprek Jennifer Thearle

We absolutely LOVED picking and painting pumpkins in Prek! These sweet friends did such a great job on their pumpkins 🎃 #playtolearn #plainedgepride #plainedgeprek Jennifer Thearle

Listening to these friends practice oral storytelling was the highlight of my week! They just have the best imaginations and bonus points for practicing pre-writing skills 🖤❤️ #plainedgepride #playtolearn #plainedgeprek Jennifer Thearle

PreK loved teaming up against drugs by wearing our favorite sports teams and introducing graphing to compare how many of us liked each team! #plainedgeprek Jennifer Thearle

PreK is absolutely loving the letter center! This is a free choice center aimed at providing enriching and meaningful letter practice that is engaging for the children. Each week we change this center to fit the letter focus and review previously taught letters!

Happy Birthday to this sweet friend! How special is it that her parents were able to come in and read to the class for her birthday 🎂 #plainedgeprek

Things got messy while making our monsters yesterday! We practiced scissor skills, learned about white glue, and reviewed our letter M all in one activity! Play based learning is so much fun ❤️🖤 #plainedgeprek

I’m the luckiest teacher in the world. These friends made my birthday extra sweet this year! #plainedgeprek

PreK attempted our first directed drawing opportunity as a class today and we ROCKED it! We talked about how sometimes things challenge us but it’s important to persist. They all did wonderful and cannot wait to do it again! #plainedgeprek

We’ve been practicing our Halloween songs for our party tomorrow and I have to say I think 5 little pumpkins is our favorite by far! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 #plainedgeprek

Bright futures week with all our future service workers, teachers, dancers, rockstars, etc! #plainedgeprek

We are thankful for our little turkeys!! #plainedgeprek

A fun clip from our Balloons Over Broadway parade! #plainedgeprek

We are LOVING our new December play centers! #plainedgeprek

Thank you Mrs. S for an AWESOME gym class! How fun and festive is this gym🎄 #plainedgeprek

Those giggles say it all!! We had so much fun with Mrs. McQue in STEAM today. We made SNOW! #plainedgeprek

These sweet girls brought a smiles to our faces when they decided to host a class “tea party”. They utilized our pretend center materials to cook, set the table, then invited friends❤️ #plainedgeprek #playtolearn