Westshire Preschool

Post Office   Preschoolers have been learning about the post office, how it works and  all the different components that make it work.  We have also been applying what we learn to our own classroom post office.  To finish up this unit, preschoolers were able to write a letter to their families and send them home.  Keep an eye out for it in your mailbox!

Math We spend a lot of time in preschool working on early math concepts: counting, number identification, matching, patterning, sorting, shapes identification... These early skills are essential for students to build a strong mathematical foundation that will help them succeed in math, science, and technology throughout school and the rest of their lives. We count throughout the day: counting to 20 (or 10 two times) while we wash our hands, count objects in the classroom, counting the days of the month, playing counting games and more.      When Hannah, from VINS, visited in the fall, we counted apples. Learning one to one correspondence is one of the most important principals of counting. Counting AND identifying what each number looks like are skills that we work on every day.   5 Counting Principals Stable Order:  Understanding the verbal sequence of counting; being able to say the number names in sequential order One-to-One Correspondence:  Understandin...