November 30/December 1, 2015

A time to count!

With the holidays fast approaching, opportunities for counting are all around.

Here is what w did today:

Choice Time:  The children all played a group game called "Musical Hugs."  In this game, the children move around hoops to music.  When the music stops, the children must stop moving and put a foot in a hoop.  The game continues until only one hoop remains and the children must get in close and do a group hug to fit.

Circle Time:  The book read was entitled, "Ten Gingerbread Men."  It was a counting book.

Snack Time:  On Monday, Angel brought muffins and milk for snack.  Thank you Angel!  On Tuesday, Cael brought graham crackers and apple juice.  Thank you Cael!

Center Time:  The children were given an opportunity to make a blotto print at the art table.  They got to choose different colors of paint and then folded over the paper on top and rubbed the paint around to make a beautiful picture.  These pictures will be hung in our hall.  They look great!

More pictures are below.  Have a great day!

November 23/24, 2015 Monday/Tuesday

Winter has arrived!  Please note that we will not be going outside in the winter weather.  No boots will be needed at preschool for this reason.  If your child needs to wear boots for some reason, please send appropriate school shoes for them to change into for our inside activities.

Here is what we did today:

Choice Time: The children could choose between an indoor "snowball" fight using bath poofs, table top easels, or a fine motor activity where they put rubber bands around cans.

Circle Time:  We read the book, "Who Will Carve The Turkey This Thanksgiving?"  It is a story about a boy whose imagination runs wild as he tries to answer the question Who Will Carve The Turkey?  At the end, Grandpa and Grandma arrive at his house and carve the turkey.

Snack Time:  On Monday, Andon brought bananas and chocolate milk.  Thank you Andon!  On Tuesday, Addelyn brought goldfish and apple juice.  Thank you Addelyn!

Center Time:  All of the centers were open but no painting was at the easels due to the Thanksgiving break.

Pictures are below.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

November 18/19, 2015 Wednesday/Thursday

Here is what we did today:

Choice Time:  We stayed inside for Choice Time.  The 3 choices were:  tumbling, a turkey coloring page, and a tabletop activity that went along with our story.

Circle Time:   We looked at all the food the children brought in to donate to the food pantry.  We also counted all the cans and discussed how happy those people will be to get them.  Thank you to all who contributed!

 We read the story, "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie."  This was a Thanksgiving story in which an old lady came for dinner and ate so much that she turned into a balloon at the Thanksgiving Day parade.  After we read the story, we retold it using laminated pictures that we put into the mouth of a laminated old lady with her mouth open.

Snack Time:  On Wednesday, Addison brought goldfish crackers and apple juice.  Thank you Addison! On Thursday, Ben brought vanilla wafers and chocolate milk. Thank you Ben!

 Center Time:  All of the centers were open and there was painting at the easel.

Pictures are below. Thursday's class appears first, Wednesday's is second.  Have a great day!

November 16/17, 2015 Monday/Tuesday

Here is what we did today:

Choice Time:  We stayed inside for Choice Time due to the rain.  Our 3 choices included parachute play, magnadoodles, and a turkey coloring page.

Circle Time:  We had a "shoe style shoe."  We read the story, "Pete the Cat and His New White Shoes."  This was an audio book and was such a hit that we listened to it twice.  In the story, Pete had brand new white shoes that turned red when he stepped in strawberries, blue when he stepped in blueberries, brown when he stepped in mud and wet when he stepped in a tub of water.  When ever his shoes changed, Pete did not cry.  (Goodness No!)  It was all good!

Snack Time:  On Monday, Wesley brought goldfish and apple juice.  Thank you Wesley! On Tuesday, Brogan brought graham crackers and strawberry milk.  Thank you Brogan!

Center Time:  There was a new castle in the construction area.  All of the centers were open and there was painting at the easel.

A few pictures are below of the shoes in the style show and the parachute play.

Have a great day!
                                                            Monday/Wednesday class:

                                                            Tuesday/Thursday class:

Can you tell which set of shoes belongs to which class?  Hint:  Tuesday's class appears first and Monday's class appears next.

November 12, 2015 Thursday

The best field trip ever!

Thanks to Ryan Meyer and the staff at the Devils Glen HyVee for showing us the different departments in the grocery store and introducing us to all of the friendly employees that work there.  There really is a "friendly smile in every aisle!"

Thanks also to the parents and grandparents who came with us and provided transportation - we could not have done it without you!

Holden celebrated his birthday today with a cake in the Club Room at HyVee.  Happy Birthday Holden!

Below are some of the pictures from this wonderful experience!  Have a great day!

November 11, 2015 Wednesday

The best field trip ever!  Thanks to Ryan Meyer at the Devils Glen HyVee for showing us the different departments in the grocery story and introducing us to all the friendly employees that work there.  There really is a "friendly smile in every aisle!" 

Thanks also to the parents and grandparents who came with us and provided transportation - we could not have done it without you!

Mia and Kennedy celebrated their birthday today and gave out treats at the end of the day.  Happy Birthday to both of them!

Below are some of the pictures from this wonderful experience.  Have a great day!

November 9/10, 2015 Monday/Tuesday

Here is what we did today:

Choice Time:  We went outside for choice time.   There was ice in some areas for the children to look at and this generated some interesting conversations:  where did this come from?  what is it?  why can I see through it?

Circle Time:  We passed around a HyVee flyer and the children said an item they liked from the grocery store.  We read the book, "Grocery Store."   This book featured different parts of a grocery store and different things found there as well.  It was a good preview to what we will be seeing on our field trip this week.

Snack Time:  On Monday, Taylor brought animal crackers and juice.  Thank you Taylor!  On Tuesday, Topher brought graham crackers and apple juice.  Thank you Topher!

Center Time:  All of the centers were open and there was painting at the easel.

Have a great day!