What an exciting day as we welcomed back one of our owls who has been out with an injury for a few weeks. They children were so happy to see him return. He too, was very happy to be back in class. We continued our discussions about birds and were very lucky the weather held out just long enough for us to take in a nature walk trying to spot a bird in the wild. During art we read a sweet book titled, "Little Green". It is about a boy how spots a hummingbird outside his window. He spends time watching the hummingbird and paints a picture that mimics the birds erratic and sharp movements. Once the story was finished we turned on some instrumental music that sounded a little like a hummingbird in flight. The children listened to the music and painted like the boy from the story. This activity really got us in the mood to see some real birds. We gathered a bunch of binoculars and headed outdoors to see what we might spot. We got a close up view of a mocking bird, a swallow flying over our heads, and several house finches and sparrows. Even if we couldn't see them with our binoculars we certainly could hear them chirping out their sweet songs. Another great week in the books. Next week we will study insects. We will hunt for Roly Poly bugs and Ladybugs. Hope we find some! Have a great 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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