We had a full morning! I have noticed the children are spending a lot more time in the block area. Today they were building chicken coops to keep their eggs in. Pretty cleaver. We had two new songs for Chapel today. Next we were off to Motor Skills. The boys and girls really enjoyed the spoon egg races. Back in the room we spent time working on our scissor skills. We also painted with tractors and played some Farm Animal Bingo. We finished up with some fresh air. Next week we are looking forward to Trains, Planes, and Automobiles. There will be a huge train city set up for us to explore as well as our dramatic play area transforming into an Auto Repair Shop. Then we will celebrate with Wheels Day on Friday afternoon with a fun group riding time. Lots to look forward to!
Our morning was very exciting. Not only did the children enjoy new farm themed centers but we had a visit from Cowboy Kevin. He put on a wonderful Trick Roping Show! After snack we headed to the show. Cowboy Kevin demonstrated his many roping skills. He even roped a few of the Owl older siblings! Back in the room we spent time making a watercolor sunset. We also got to play with some playdough and little horses. Some great imaginative stories were being told about ponies stuck in mud, or making foot prints in the dough. During story time, Tootsie brought us some farm puppets. We sang Old MacDonald and reviewed the farm animal sounds. The weather was perfect for running around outside! We are looking forward to Friday. We will be playing some farm animal Bingo! See you then!
We had the best Rodeo Day! Although our schedule was off we loved every minute of our western themed day. We finished with car line and had snack right away. Then it was off to the Rodeo! The moms who helped out were awesome. The children sat around the camp fire, branded farm animals, lassoed steer, milked cows, rode stick ponies and bucking broncos and sat for a photo op. If that wasn't exciting enough one of our friends in the Dragonfly class is raising a calf at home. His family generously brought "Ginger" the calf in to share today. She was gentle and so soft. The boys and girls loved her. What a special treat! By the time we made it back inside and washed our hands it was time to head up to Motor Skills. Ms. Amy said the children loved galloping round and round. Then we enjoyed some Chapel time before heading back to the room. At this point everyone just wanted to play. So we opened up centers and explored. We had a great time on the playground running around and working up an appetite for our Cowboy Lunch. We finished the day with a very special Cowboy Lunch. We enjoyed bacon, biscuits, grapes, Cheetos, beans, little Smokies, Oreos, and "Cowboy Coffee", aka chocolate milk. Delicious! A very special shout out to the many moms who working in the kitchen to provide such a special conclusion to our day. Next week we will continue our western theme with life on the farm. Wednesday we will be treated to a special visit from a trick roper. That is one of those presentations we look forward to all year. Enjoy your weekend. See you all next week!
The children enjoyed a variety of new centers today. We explored a farmers market full of fruits and vegetables in the dramatic play area. During art we painted barns. We talked about all the animals you would likely find on a farm. After a few animal sound games and a guess the animal riddle game, the children wanted more time in centers before heading out to the playground. It was a perfect, no jacket kind of day. We are very excited about Rodeo Day coming on Friday. We will have time in the Rodeo Room, a visit from some real farm animals, and a special Cowboy Lunch. Come dressed in your favorite western gear and be ready to RODEO!
Lunch is provided tomorrow so you only need to bring your water bottle. There were only 5 Owls in class today so it was a pretty chill morning. We enjoyed centers, Chapel, and other activities. This morning I put up a large sheet of paper with stickers all over it. Below the paper the children found markers. I asked them to use the markers to connect the stickers. This required a steady hand and self control to connect the dots. You could hear the children repeating over and over to themselves. " Dot, dot and STOP!" They did extremely well with this challenge! A little Chapel video will be sent in GroupMe. During art this morning we stamped hearts. We had a science activity planned for Wednesday that we ran out of time for so we did it today. Each child received a ball of baking soda with a little treasure buried inside. Their job was to use pipettes and vinegar to uncover the treasure. Once they found their treasure they were allowed to keep it. We then continued making baking soda and vinegar explosions. We finished up the morning with some playground and of course lunch. Next week we will be ready to Rodeo! Please remember to bring in your cans of pinto beans for our Cowboy Lunch by Wednesday, Feb. 21. Wear your finest western gear and join us for all the fun we have planned. See you next week!
We were very busy playing in all new centers today. We had a salad bar set out in dramatic play, sensory and fine motor centers and letter sorting (X and O's) on the light table. We had a great time decorating our Valentine Mailbags. It's hard work peeling all of those sticker backs off! Before our party we headed out to the playground for some fun! A very special thank you to our party parents! They provided a wonderful lunch and delicious cookies for us to decorate. Everyone enjoyed themselves! Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Thank you for the sweet treats, cards and kind words. We had a wonderful day! Looking forward to Friday and some more time together.
We were still short a few owls today but that didn't stop us from having fun. We continued with our pets and vets theme. The children tended to their animals, played pet themed games, and built many pet cages. We learned new songs in Chapel today. I will add a little video to GroupMe. Then we took our pets on a walk to Motor Skills. After Motor Skills we went to see a presentation from Mr. John about bugs and insects. Everyone listened intently. Many of us were brave enough to hold a living hissing cockroach as well! After the presentation we headed back to the classroom to work on our scissor skills. It was a great day! We are eagerly anticipating our Valentine's Day Party on Wednesday next week. The children will bring in Valentine's Day cards for their friends. We will decorate "mailboxes" in the morning before the party. Lunch will be provided so you only need to pack water bottles. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Let me know if you have any party questions. See you all next week!
Our little Owl's were very excited to be aspiring veterinarians this morning. We had a large variety of pets and doctor tools to choose from. The light table was transformed into the X-ray reader, the sink became the doggie wash, and the blocks were used to build animal cages. We were delighted to welcome the Tobin Performing Arts Education Outreach again this morning. They brought us a wonderful shadow puppet show. We watched "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". The children were mesmerized. I will attach a video to the GroupMe. After snack our pets were getting restless and needed to go out for a walk. So we each chose a pet and tied on a leash. Then we walked them to music class where the pets sat and watched the children learn about high and low sounds. I will attach a video of that from Ms. Rachel as well. Back in the room we listened to a story called, A Pet for Fly Guy. The children really enjoyed it. Then Tootsie had brought some fun Kitten glasses to try on. Next we headed to the big table to make Pet Rocks! So much creativity. We finished up our busy morning with some fresh air. Friday we will have a visit from Critterville. They will be bringing some creatures for us to explore. We will also have Chapel Time and continue our Pets and Vets unit. See you Friday!
The boys and girls enjoyed exploring the centers this morning. Our favorite was the addition of some new magnetic blocks. We spent quite a bit of time figuring them out and building towers and spaceships. We worked on some fine motor strengthening with play dough. At circle time RoboKitty was back by popular demand. Everyone was excited to visit with her again. Next we headed to the big table for some art. We discussed how robots move. I showed the children pictures of gears and then we decided to paint some pictures. The fun twist was that there was a gear on our paintbrush. Everyone made several paintings. We also revisited an activity we had tried earlier this year, water transfer. The children have gotten pretty good at working with pipettes at this point so I gave each child a tray with two glasses. One was filled with water and the other was empty. Then I challenged them to move the water from one glass to the other without picking up the glass. Our only tool was the pipette. Everyone worked hard to complete the challenge. There were a few spills along the way but we also learned how to clean them up using the pipette. All of the children worked hard. Once they had transferred the water successfully they were allowed to pour the water from one glass to the other, yet another valuable skill. It was another beautiful day on the playground as well.
Everyone was excited to be back together this morning. We spent time in centers, working on our scissor skills, and meeting a new robot, RoboKitty! She was definitely a fan favorite today. At snack time we enjoyed crackers and cheese. The boys and girls worked on their knife skills as we cut our cheese into bite size circles before we ate it. After Motor Skills we returned to our room to meet RoboKitty. She is a robotic cat that sings, dances, and even purrs when you pet her head. We all sat in a large circle to allow RoboKitty room to roam. She visited each student and everyone thought she was just great. Next, we sat around the big table and made some robot name art, worked on our scissor skills, drew self portraits, and made more maps for Ozobot to try out. We finished with some time outdoors. Everyone was happy to run around and play together. We had a wonderful time this week. Next week we will work on magnets. The robots were such hit they may stick around for another visit next week. Enjoy your weekend!
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Why Blog?Here you will find little snippets of our days together. When my children were in preschool and would come home I would always ask, "So, what did you do today?". All they ever said was, "Played." That didn't tell me much. I hope this blog will be a place to share what we have done and help you ask more directed questions of your child. You will see first hand just what we do after you kiss your little one goodbye in the morning. It will also be a great place to visit and see just how much your child has grown and learned throughout the year. Archives
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