9/24 - Transportation Unit

Today was a big day at preschool.  I tried to pack in a lot of fun before the break.  I will miss your kids sweet faces for the next two weeks.  We will start classes again on October 13th.  Have a fabulous break!

 We started with painting the tubes for our rockets.  We had lots of messy fun.  Unfortunately they were not dry by the end of the day to finish our project but we enjoyed the painting anyway.  :)

 After painting we went upstairs for snack time and centers.

 They are really starting to utilize the library and it makes me so happy.  Their favorite book by far is called, "I Stink!"  You should look it up.  It's funny and teaches the alphabet.

 We played with play dough today.  I am having the children use scissors with the play dough to build muscle strength in their hands.  If you could have them do this at home, it would be great.

 We are really using our behavior chart.  The kids have to move their own picture up and down according to how they are behaving.  I am so pleased with the effort they are making to behave well.

 Our last project of the day was a moon painting with stars.  We talked about the shape of the moon and how outer space is black.  They had to paint the white inside the circle which was a challenge.

Great day everyone!  Inside their folders I have put all of the work we have done so far.  Look through it and congratulate your kids on their fine work.  Also, I have placed a small packet of worksheets in the front cover.  These are skills they really need to work on.  There is a coloring and color identification page, a cutting practice page, and a puzzle page.
Thanks for all that you do!

Fall Break!

Fall Break begins next week.  I can hardly believe how quickly the weeks are passing.  We will have a two week break and resume classes on October 13th.  I will be sending home a packet of things for the children to work on during the break.
Thanks!
Upcoming Snack Time Schedule:
September 24 - Jaxon
October 13 - Everly
15th - Luke
20th - Kynslee
22nd - Harper
27th - Kambree
29th - Kaisley

9/22 - Transportation unit

R is for Red Rocket!!!!!  We are going to be focusing our attention on Rockets and space exploration this week.  So. much. fun!  I have had a ball preparing for it.  There are so many cute things having to do with rockets.  I didn't get many pictures today because it was a busy day but here's what I managed to catch.  :)

 After circle time we made a neat craft - footprint rockets!  Here is the first part of the project.  They were so cute just like that I almost felt bad when they had to do the next part.  Look at those adorable toes!!!!!!

 Upstairs for centers.

 In individual learning time we did more pre-writing practice.  This was a more challenging one and the kids struggled a little but everyone got through it with prompting and encouragement.  Please keep working with them at home on the pre-writing practice sheet.

 The light table has been a nice addition to the classroom.  It seems to be the favorite sensory break area.

 Lots of fun making friends.

 Also in individual learning, I pulled them out and had them do some cutting practice.  This is an area that they children really need to work on.  I will be sending home cutting practice sheets as homework on Thursday.

 After centers and snack time we worked on the second part of our footprint rockets.

 You will have to see them on Thursday.  They turned out really cute.  :)

 As haloween is getting closer, the children are loving to dress up.

Another wonderful day at preschool!

9/17 - Transportation Unit

C is for Cars!  We had such a good day today and I really am finding so much joy in this job. You have wonderful children and they are teaching me so much.  Today we continued our exploration of transportation with cars.  We read books about cars in circle time, sang songs, and so much more.

 We start our day outside playing and enjoying the sunshine.

 Next we came inside for circle and singing time.  I hope they are learning the songs well enough to come home and sing them for you.  We learned all about cars.  Then we went to the table for a car themed craft.

 I made C roads and the children used cars as paint brushes to make a beautiful picture.

 I was so impressed at how willing they were to try something new.

 Beautiful!

 Then we took the cars outside for a car wash.  They scrubbed them all clean.

 Everly got bubbles on her nose and thought that was pretty funny.

 After the car wash it was upstairs to the classroom for centers.

 The kids were having lots of fun in the dramatic play area today with the dress up clothes.

 It's so fun to see them interacting with each other and developing friendships.

 The reading area has been slow to develop but I am now seeing the kids going to get books.  It makes me really happy.  The fabric shelves are books that correspond with our theme and the horizontal books (under the bench) are just fun children's books.

 At the individual learning table I worked with the children on pre-writing skills.  They had to trace the line to get the car to the finish line.

 I have to say I absolutely love being able to work with the children one on one.  There are so many skills to learn that just don't work with the whole group and it makes me feel good that they are getting my attention even if it's just for a few moments during the day.

 We had snack time upstairs today because our beautiful artwork was still drying on the table downstairs.

See you next time!  Keep working on your homework and let me know if you get the chance to go to the train park.  Have a great weekend!