Our days always begin with putting our totes away, washing our hands, and exploring the many new offerings that will be available for the children each week. Our first day went extremely well. The children seemed to understand the routine and settled into exploring the room without any tears!
Tootsie, our class puppet, brought us our first science experiment of the year. We read a book about germs and learned how to wash our hands properly. Tootsie brought this special cream we called pretend germs. We rubbed it on our hands and when we put our hands under the black light the pretend germs glowed! It was very exciting. Then we went to the sink to scrub the pretend germs off with soap and water. Finally, we checked to see if our hands still hand any glowing "germs" on them.