We began our morning with some center time as the children were called to pictures one by one. I can't wait to see the proofs!
I honestly didn't know how we were going to cram all of this into one day but we were successful! The kids had a great time and learned a lot! We began our morning with some center time as the children were called to pictures one by one. I can't wait to see the proofs! Thank you for sending in family pictures. I can't tell you how many times a day the children go looking for their photos. They love to share their families with each other. They point out each family member by name. It really is a security blanket in a sense for the boys and girls. If there are ever tears the first place they seek comfort is with their family photo. This little piece of home means so much to them. We had a great time painting unique spider webs with marbles today. This simple art activity is so satisfying. The children placed their paper in a large box, dropped in a few marbles, squeezed some paint on the paper and shook the box back and forth. Every design is a one of a kind masterpiece! Then the children squeezed on some glue and topped their web off with a spider. Not only art but a great gross motor muscle activity too! We had the privilege of being the very first audience for the new traveling field trip project being put on by the Tobin Performing Arts Center. They are piloting a preschool arts program this year and Oak Hills is the first school they have visited. The theme of today's presentation was pretend play. Right up our alley! Ms. Trinket and her bag of tricks visited us and took us on a magical interactive journey. She had us put on our imagination hats and away we went. She pulled various objects out of her bag and took us to new places. First us we jumped in her boat and paddled across a pond. The kids needed no prompting. They jumped right in her imaginary boat and paddled away! Next, Ms. Trinket, took a stick out of her bag and we were transported to the woods. We pretended to see big trees and the wind blew and some of the leaves landed by our feet. We marched through them and listened to them crunch under our feet. The visuals Ms. Trinket provided were great and the kids followed along as if they really could see the big trees she was describing. Ms. Trinket took an egg out of her bag and before we knew it we were at the farm. She said she could hear the chickens clucking and as if on autopilot the children all started flapping their wings and clucking. Ms. Trinket said the mud was getting close and the children became pig, oinks and all. It was amazing to see how deeply invested they were in her play. So much fun to watch. We look forward to the Tobin's next visit. Over the course of the year they will visit 3 more times. Lucky us! Back in the room we sat down for story time. Tootsie brought a funny book about a boy who was afraid of spiders. We all had the opportunity to vote if we were afraid of spiders or not. We also got a simple spider puppet to sing, "There A Spider on the Floor" with. This is another great little follow directions song. With each verse the children move the spider from the floor, to their knee, back, nose and so on. The children also enjoyed some fresh air on the playground. The Race Car class had recess with us and they brought out some buckets to dig in the mulch and balls to share. Friday will be another exciting day. We will be "dissecting" spiders.
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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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