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Hi! I am Teacher Angel, one of the teachers of the Tangerine Class. I love being with children. I enjoy playing and interacting with them. As a preschool teacher, I am passionate about nurturing and caring for children by creating and providing fun, engaging, meaningful activities and experiences for them to explore. I cannot wait to have a fun and meaningful time with you in class!

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Pulling Scarf

We like seeing colorful things like these scarves. We tried pulling the scarves from the holes inside the box. We also used it to play peek-a-boo with our teachers, and we had so much fun!

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Hi! I'm Teacher Lara, one of the teachers in the Tangerine Class. Being around children is fun and enjoyable. As a preschool teacher, I am enthusiastic about fostering a fun and interactive environment where children can learn and have meaningful and memorable experiences. I'm excited to make new memories with you as we play and learn!

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Trying out lemons

We had a tasting activity by trying out some lemons. We used our senses with this activity like smelling and squeezing the lemon. It was something new to us that is why we got interested. I licked it and my face showed it all.  I enjoyed my first lemon experience.

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One of our sensory plays is scooping/grabbing rubber bands from a water bin. We enjoyed the feeling of water and colorful the rubber on our hands. We also tried transferring the rubber bands from one bin to the other.

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Water play

Another sensory play is exploring water and sponge. We love water so much, and we had fun exploring water and sponge. We got curious about the feeling of a sponge on our hand because of its different texture and how it holds water. We also enjoyed making showers using different sizes of cups and catching them with our hands.

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Exploring fuzzy wires

We practiced our fine motor skills by pulling fuzzy wires from the strainer. Fuzzy wires have a different texture and we got interested in it. I enjoyed this activity, and it trained my focus and attention span.

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Exploring loose parts

We explored loose parts today. This kind of open-ended activity will help our imagination, creativity, and how we think. We used our hands to manipulate the materials on the tray. So far, my favorite is the colorful pom poms.

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Art time

For our art today, we did a sponge painting but instead of a sponge, I prefer to use the different parts of my body like my hands and my feet. I like the feeling of paint because it feels like water.

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The Making of Bottle Shakers

Today, we made bottle shakers by putting different materials inside the bottle. This activity helped our eye-hand coordination when we tried to shoot the materials in the small hole of the bottle. We enjoyed this activity because we liked the sound of the bottles when we shook them.

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Aside from the bottle shakers, we also enjoyed playing with the ring shakers. We shake our hands along with the beat of the song Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi. The sound of the shakers helped us be engaged and focus on the sounds around us.

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Spider Web Basket

Another fun activity today is getting animal toys inside the basket. This was a bit challenging for us because of the strings tied in the basket like the web of the spiders. We developed  our cognitive and problem-solving skills to grab the animals.

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Shooting balls

One of our favorite thing to do using our hands is to shoot different objects. Today, we shoot different sizes, textures, and colors of balls inside a box with holes. It was a bit challenging for us to shoot some balls because there are different sizes of holes and some balls won't fit. On the other hand, this helped us develop our problem-solving skills.

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Hand painting

For our art activity, we did hand painting. We explored paint using our bare hands. We tried making a flower by stamping our hands with red paint on it. Aside from our hands, we also used pegs to stamp on the paper.

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Sensory Walk

During our active playtime, we did a sensory walk. We used different parts of our bodies to touch and feel the things attached to the puzzle mat. So far, our favorite is the pompoms. We like pulling and squeezing it which is good for our fine motor strength.

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Exploring Coffee Grounds

Our outdoor sensory activity today is coffee grounds. We use our senses to explore the coffee grounds. We used our little noses to smell it. We also used our hands to feel the texture of the coffee grounds. We also used a scooper and tried scooping and transferring the coffee ground to the cup.

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Feeling the Leaves

During our outdoor baby play, we are always looking at the moving leaves from the shrubs because of the wind. Today, we satisfied our curiosity by touching different kinds of leaves during Circle Time. We tried tearing and crumpling it as well.

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Squeezing and Pouring Water

To strengthen our fine motor skills, we did a pouring and squeezing activity using water since we all love it. We used different containers like cups and bottles to pour and squeeze the water. We also enjoyed splashing and showering with the water.

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Putting things inside.

We are interested in putting things inside a container. We put the loose part on the container then we will also try to take it out or shake it. This is fun for us because we can explore things on our own and be creative in what we do.

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Ball Painting

Our art today is ball painting. Using different parts of our bodies like hands and feet, we tried making the balls roll n the tub that has paint on it to make marks and patterns. We also saw color mixtures as we shook and rolled the ball inside the tub.

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Loose Parts and Tape

We did something new and interesting activities today. We played with loose parts like pompoms, marker covers, leaves, and cotton. We tried sticking them on a frame that had tape. The sticking feeling of the tape makes us want to explore more.

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Tasting activity.

After Circle Time, we did a fruit-tasting activity. First, we touched and felt the rambutan. Initially, we hesitated because of its different texture but later on, we got interested and tried touching it again.  After feeling the rambutan and smelling the lemon, we tried licking it. Surprisingly, we liked the rambutan but not the lemon because of its sourness.

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Tape rescue

We felt like we were on a mission because we had to save the animal stuck on the floor. We used our hands to remove the tape to help the animals. We got hooked on removing the tape on the floor and the one that was sticking to the bodies of the animals. This activity helped us strengthen our fine motor skills, expose us to sticky textures and enhance our attention span and focus.

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Water is always fun for us. Today, we played with some water and colorful rubber bands. We tried using age-appropriate forks to get the rubber bands from the basin but we prefer using our hands because we like the feeling of water.

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Exploring cloud dough

We explored cloud dough for sensory play today. It is made of cornstarch and oil. It gives a powdery feeling and is close to the texture of snow except that it is not cold. We tried getting some from the bin and some were also on the floor which was part of our exploration. We enjoyed the feeling of the dough on our hands and even on the different parts of our body like our arms, legs, and even feet.

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Sago exploration

For our sensory activity today, we explored sago or tapioca pearls. The colors of the sago made us curious about it and we got interested and experienced it ourselves. We scooped it using our hands and the spoon. We also tried squeezing it. We want to taste it but unfortunately, it's just for playing. Maybe next time if I grow older.

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Removing Wooden Clips

To develop our fine motor skills, we tried to remove the wooden clips that were attached to the pot and the strainer. It was a bit challenging for us because of our small hands but we were able to pull the clips with the help of an adult.

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Wet Coffee Grounds

Last time, we played with coffee grounds. Today, we explored more of it but this time it was wet. It was the same coffee grounds from last time but it feels different now that it has a little bit of water in it. We had fun grabbing the wet coffee grounds. We even put it on our legs and feet.

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Water play

More water today but this time, it's colored water. We also tried using big droppers to absorb the water from the basin and squeeze it to release the water inside. Squeezing the top part of the droppers is a good exercise for our small muscles.

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Exploring Textures

We explored more textures today. We feel and experience the things inside the muffin pan like gel, felt paper, acorn, and a small bean bag. This kind of activity exposed us to different textures around us.

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Dancing with ribbons

During our circle time, we did a lot of movements and today this is our favorite. We danced with ribbons. We shake here and there along with the music. We enjoyed dancing with our teacher, mommy and ate.

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Bubble Bubble Wrap

We did something exciting today. We explored bubble wrap. We pop here and there using our hands and feet. We like the feeling of the bubble and the sound it makes when we pop it.

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To better understand the Filipino culture, our activities for this week will focus on Filipino games, songs, food and learning new Filipino words.

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We have a new window and a new friend today. Her name is Sandy. Nice to meet you, Sandy.

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Shooting balls

We used our hands to shoot ping-pong balls in the tissue paper rolls that had a design of The Philippine Flag. We are into shooting but this time we were interested in pulling the crepe paper hanging on the tissue paper rolls. We also like to pull the tissue paper rolls from the wall.

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Sink and Float

Another interesting activity is shooting bears inside the gallon. The colorful bears caught our attention and shot inside the gallon that had water in it. We tried putting all the bears inside but some won't fit because it's too big for the hole of the gallon. With this, it develops our problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Also, we tried to get the bears from the inside but our hands won't fit. This helped our spatial awareness. The truth is we like to play with the water inside. 😋

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Crepe paper sensory bin

For our sensory activity today, we explored crepe paper that has the Philippine flag colors: red, blue, yellow, and white. We like tearing and swaying the crepe papers. We also enjoyed showering it on our heads.

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Mess-free Paint

Another color exploration activity is mess-free paint. We used different parts of our body like hands and feet to mix all the colors in between the plastic covers. It's amazing to see colors moving as we move our fingers, hands, and feet.

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Pasting Activity

For our art activity today, we tried using glue to paste pieces of paper on the outline of the Philippine Flag. With the help of an adult and our teachers, we grabbed and pasted pieces of colored paper to the layout of the flag. For some of us, it was our first time experiencing the sticky feeling of the glue and it was interesting.

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Playing with bubbles

This was our favorite activity today, playing and making bubbles. There was a bin with bubbles in our outdoor area. We got curious about the water and the bubbles. We tried getting the bubbles using our hands. We also made more bubbles by shaking our hands and arms. We had so much fun doing this activity!

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Exploring light table

Another sensory activity today is exploring the light table. We put different things on top of the light table and we observed what happened. We were given colored blocks to put on the light table, but we also tried putting different materials like toy animals. We also used the colored blocks as a window when we tried looking through it.

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Shooting Popsicle Sticks

We played a game where we had to use our hands to throw sticks into a can with a hole on top. We had to figure out how to make the sticks go through the hole. We also tried to take the sticks out of the can.

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Tearing Different Kinds of Paper

The last time, we had fun tearing crepe paper in a special box. Today, we tried tearing different types of paper. We used both our hands to tear manila paper and crepe paper. After we tore the paper, I gave some small pieces to my two teachers and my Ate.

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Exploring Gak or Ooblek

Today, we played with something interesting... gak or ooblek! It's a mix of cornstarch and water. It feels like water, but it's thicker and has a different texture. We also tried to save little toy animals that got stuck in the gak. This activity helps us get better at using our hands and fingers.

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Exploring Colored Ice

Today, we played with ice for our special activity. We got to touch the ice with our hands and it was really cold! Then, we used a wooden hammer to hit the ice and make it crack.  After that, we used a bottle to spray water on the ice and it started to melt. We found some toy animals hiding inside the ice and it was a big surprise! It was really fun because we didn't know they were there. The best part was finding sea animals in the ice

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Stamping Duplo Blocks

For our art activity, we played with big Lego Duplo blocks. We used the blocks to make cool designs on a big piece of paper on the floor. We dipped the blocks in paint and pressed them on the paper to make colorful marks. I was so excited by the different colors of the paint that I even used my hand to paint some parts of the paper.

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Tumbang Preso

We tried playing a Filipino Game called Tumbang Preso. We used water bottle and rings instead of can and slippers to be more age-appropriate. We used the rings to make the bottle tip over. We also tried shooting rings on the bottles. We practiced our eye-hand coordination through this activity as well as our gross motor skills.

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Making Pastillas

To celebrate our heritage, we made a Filipino dessert called Pastillas. We mixed powdered milk and condensed milk by stirring using a spoon. After getting the right consistency, we rolled the mixture into the sugar and that's how we made delicious Pastillas.

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Familiarizing with the colors of the rainbow

During Circle Time, we familiarized ourselves with the colors of the rainbow. We used scarves and a song called "The Rainbow Song" by Barney.

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Finding Sea Animals

One of our outdoor activities today was finding animals. There was a bin that had sea animals but it was under the red water. We used our hands to get the sea animals at the bottom of the bin. We were so excited when we got the animals. However, after getting it we also put it back in the water because it is where they belong.

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Shooting balls

We always love balls and today it was part of our play activity. We used our hands to grab and shoot the ball inside a jar. At first, we had a hard time getting the ball from the basket because it was too big for our small hands but later on, we were able to get it using two hands. We also like getting the ball from the inside of the jar by flipping it over. This helped us with our eye-hand coordination as well as our problem-solving skills.

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Exploring ramps

Today, we explored the ramp. We used different vehicles to see how things would move on the ramp. We enjoyed moving the vehicles on the ramp and we did repeated movements.

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Vertical painting

For our art activity and fine motor skills, we did vertical painting. We were always engaged whenever we did painting activity but this time we tried doing it on the paper taped on the wall. It was a big paper that's why our arm movements were also big. As usual, we also used our hands to paint aside from the paint brush.

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Pulling scarves

We did something exciting today. We pulled scarves from the tissue holder. We were surprised because the scarves kept coming out of the tissue holder like it's not ending. It was very long and colorful. It was the colors of the rainbow. After pulling out all of the scarves, we sang The Rainbow Song by Barney.

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Rings and Cones

We played with cones and rings today. We used our hand and whole-arm movement to shoot the rings on the cones. This helped us with our eye-hand coordination. Aside from this, we also used the rings as a steering wheel and pretended that we were driving a firetruck.

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Playdough exploration

For our sensory activity today, we explored playdough made of flour, salt, oil and water. Using our little hands, we tried getting small chunks of the dough from the big one. We squeezed it with our whole hand. We also used a wooden hammer to pound the playdough. Playdough activities are fun to do and also beneficial for our fine motor development.

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Shooting Popsicle Sticks

We played a game where we had to use our hands to throw sticks into a can with a hole on top. We had to figure out how to make the sticks go through the hole. It was a bit challenging because it was too small that's why we removed the cover. We also tried to take the sticks out of the can.

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Aside from the popsicle sticks, we also tried shooting different shapes like circles, squares and triangles inside the tissue holder. Shooting activities are fun and also good for our eye-hand coordination.

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Giving animals a bath

The animals at Old Macdonalds need a bath so we helped them today. The animals were covered with "mud" and we tried cleaning them. We used water with soap and a sponge to scrub the dirt on the animals. After cleaning all of the animals, we explored the sponge and how it absorbs water.

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Wet Towel Sensory Bin

One of our sensory activities today is exploring soaked towels. The texture and feeling of the wet towel caught our interest and made us curious about what we could do with it. We were wondering why is it dripping and heavy.

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Cotton painting

For our art activity today, we did the cotton painting. We painted our paper with different colors using cotton attached to the popsicle sticks. We enjoyed doing this art.

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Construction site sensory bin

For our sensory activity today, we played with the construction site sensory bin. There were building vehicles and equipment and we were engaged in digging, scooping, and touching the "sand" on the bin using our hands and the vehicles.

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Car Scribbling

For our art exploration, we made marks on the big piece of paper taped on the floor using vehicles that had markers. We made lines by moving the car. We also pretended that we were racing.

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Pulling Ribbons

We pulled the ribbons hanging from the string. We had so much collecting ribbons and doing a whole-arm movement by shaking.

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Sensory Wall

We explored different textures today. Our walls have different things on them. After Circle Time, we went through all the materials on the wall and we touched it. Each item gave a different feeling and texture. I think my favorite is the yellow sponge and foil because of the sound it made when I touched them.

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Sensory Bags

Aside from the sensory wall, we also explored sensory bags with a variety of materials that were stuck on the floor. Some are soft and some are fuzzy. We used our hands and feet to feel the texture of the materials inside the sensory bag.

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We also explored stickiness through masking tape on the floor. There were ping-pong balls, and we tried to roll them and make them stuck on the tape. At some point, we forgot that there was tape on the floor and my feet got caught. I even left my socks stuck on the tape but I was able to get it.

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Shooting loose parts

We played with loose parts today. I touched acorns, wood, receipt rolls, cupcake holders, pebbles, and rocks. We also tried shooting it in the can.

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Stamping Circles

For our art activity today, we did stamping using different sizes of circles. We dipped the opening of the containers and pressed it to the paper. At first, we only used one hand to hold the containers but later on, we tried using both of our hands and pressing the circles alternately.

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Digging Counter Bears

We looked for bears inside the bin with cloud dough made of cornstarch, oil, and food coloring. We were hesitant to touch the mixture because it was something new for some of us which is why we used spoons and colored glass to dig for bears but later on, we got curious about the mixture and started exploring it.

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Throwing Pompoms and balls

We threw different colors of pompoms and ping-pong balls on the sticky wall. After throwing some of the materials, we tried getting them back using our hands. We were curious about how it was sticking on the wall and because of that we tried touching it and felt the sticky feeling of the tape.

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Poking Playdough

We explored playdough again today but this time we used sticks to make a hole in the dough. After putting many sticks in the dough, we used our hands to get and remove it from the dough. This activity helped our attention span and our fine motor strength.

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​Colorful Coffee Filters

For our art activity today, we put colors onto the coffee filter using droppers. We pinched the top of the dropper to get some colored water and dropped it into the coffee filter. We tried using different colors to make it colorful.

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Chia Seeds Sensory Play

For our sensory activity today, we explored chia seeds. There were chia seeds soaked in water inside the bin. The texture of it was similar to slime. We tried touching it with our hands and transferring it to the floor. We also used a scooper to get chia seed from the bin and transfer it to the bowl. This activity helped us to lengthen our attention span and focus.

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​Soaking Paper

Another sensory activity is soaking paper. We used our hands to tear the colored paper and put it in the bin that has water on it. The difference in the texture of dry and wet paper makes us want to tear more pieces of paper.

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Feeding Heihei the Bird

Today, we did something fun. We fed Heihei, the chicken from the movie Moana, by shooting pompoms on its beak. The tummy of Heihei is also transparent and we enjoyed seeing the "food" coming down from its beak to the tummy.

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Sticking Sensory Materials

To extend our exploration of textures, we stuck different materials on the sticky wall. We pressed materials like felt paper, bubble wrap, foil, cellophane, and tissue. Different materials have different sensations that will make sense to us in the future.

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Trajectory play schema is a play pattern where children observe and explore the movement of the body and objects around them. This type of schema involves testing movements and investigating concepts of cause and effect. Throwing, scooping, watching things fly, rolling, and shooting are some examples of trajectory play schema.

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Looking in the mirror, who do we see? We see... ourselves and our new friend, Hailey!

Today we got to meet a new friend and playmate, and we are excited to play with her. Nice to meet you, Hailey!

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Push and Pull Sensory Wall

There are so many sensory activities on the wall. We used our little hands to feel and touch each sensory material on the wall. We tried pushing the plate and popping the bubble wrap. We even tried to pull the strings on the colander and remove the ribbons from the tape.

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Toy Push

In this activity, we enjoyed seeing different small animal toys. We tried putting and pushing those toys inside the tissue container. After putting it inside, we also tried different ways to take it out, like shaking and flipping the container.

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Fishing rubber bands

It's really fun to play with water. We liked playing with the water and colorful rubber bands. We even used our hands to feel the cool water while also trying to fish, bring out the rubber bands, and transfer them to another basin.

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Exploring the Light Table

Today, we played and explored the light table. It's interesting to see the different colorful geometric shapes on top of the light table. We saw how the colors brightened up because of the light.

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Ball Shooting on Tube Cups

We used our hands to shoot ping-pong balls into the tube cups. We liked to shoot and watch as the ball rolled down the tube cups to the floor, but we still preferred removing and pulling the tube cups from the mirror. Maybe our little fingers and hands are getting stronger because we can now pull them easily.

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Parachute

We were amazed by the colorful parachute. It's fun to see and make it fly and fall above us while the colors shine brightly and vividly because of the ceiling lights.

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Scooping Macaroni Pasta

We enjoyed playing with the macaroni pasta. We liked scooping the pasta and pouring it into the mini bins. We also liked to hear the sound that the macaroni pasta was making after moving, shaking, and pouring it.

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Splat Painting

We enjoyed playing with the fly swatter; it's fun to hold and swing it around. We also dipped the fly swatter in the paint and used it to make colorful artwork during our splat painting activity. Other than the swatter, we also used our fingers and hands to poke, touch, and feel the paint; that's why our hands are so colorful today.