Our PreSchool Blog

The K Prep class has been learning about sound this month…vibrations, pitch, and sound waves to name a few.

-The students learned that sounds are made from vibrations.  They were able to see how this works first hand!  We put plastic wrap on a glass bowl and added some sugar crystals on top.  We found that if we talked very closely to the sugar, it would start moving!

-To explore high and low pitch, we made our own songs using water glasses. We even wrote our own music and each played our song to the class!

-We made our own telephones to show how sound waves work!

We have been exploring and learning all about light in the K Prep classroom. We made our own rainbows with water, light and a mirror.  We experimented with the meaning of translucent and non translucent.  We tested out some of our theories by pointing a flashlight at the different objects to see if the light shined through!  We also explored shadows and how they move as the light moves.  We concluded our exploration by going outside to trace our friends’ shadow on a beautiful sunny day.

Ms. Joanie came to class for music and brought a special friend….ELMO! The boys and girls love Ms. Joanie’s silly Elmo voice! She played her guitar and sang songs while the boys and girls played their sticks. Then Ms. Joanie sang everyone’s favorite song, We Are The Dinosaurs! The children had so much fun singing and dancing.