Classroom light table4/1/2023 Today as I walked by our light table I overheard a child saying, “Let’s count the squares! While the other child responded, “I’ll count the diamonds then we can count them together!” They were referring to various translucent geometric shapes that had been placed on the light table for the children to manipulate. After researching the various ways these could benefit preschool age children in their learning process, we decided to get one for our own classroom. Every classroom had one and I began to wonder what they were all about. The first time I saw a light table was at a Reggio Emilia inspiried preschool in New York City. These should be great experiences for your children and ones that they will not soon forget. Here are some of the activities that may take place at our light table this year: building our names and sight words with special translucent letter tiles, exploring and creating colors with color paddles, using various stencils, using the light table to trace our letters and names, manipulating shapes to become more aware of spacial relationships through the use of translucent geometric pieces while discovering the basics of geometry, viewing x-rays of various types of animals and shells, and finger painting on parchment paper (just to name a few). In the coming months we will be using the light table for a multitude of activities as well as free choice play with ever changing manipulatives. Our light table allows children to experience everyday objects in a whole new way. Every classroom that we visited had one and I began to wonder what they were all about.
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