4-14: spring/bug/garden unit

I'm Fun day today!  We learned all about bees!  

We read this book in story time. In music time we learned two songs about bees.  One was "im picking up my baby bumble bee."  They loved it.  I made little yellow stress balls that they decorated and then sang the song with.  They loved squishing them!  So cute!

Then we learned about bee hives, honeycombs, nectar, and honey.  We made these honeycomb beehives with cereal.  

During snack time we discussed how bees suck nectar from long tongues so we pretended to be bees and sick from long straws.  

I felt some face painting was in order today. They could choose any bug they wanted.  

Then upstairs for centers.  

We had some new "bee" themed sensory  boxes. 

In II we made B bees.  :). So cute!

4-12: Spring/garden/bugs unit

B is for Bugs!

Today was pure magic!  I wish that I could bottle up today and send it home to each of you.  Love love love!  I am really going to miss these sweet little faces next year!

This is our morning board.  

This is the book we read in story time.  

We learned a new song in music time about a doggy who sniffed on a rose.  :). 

We practiced writing our B's

Then we practiced our numbers and counting on these cute ladybug mats.  

They made the spots with chocolate chips.  They liked this activity! Lol! 

Then we made butterfly snack bags to take with us for our picnic in the park.  

Right before we left I introduced our new butterflies.  

They loved them!

We spent some time with them.  

At the park we had a lovely picnic.

When everyone was done eating we got ready to set our new friends free.  It was a beautiful moment that I wish I could have video taped.  They called goodbye to each one as it flew away.  

Afterwards we inspected the cocoons and they got to look up close and touch them.  

I did not tell them that the red stuff is blood.  Gross!  Butterflies bleed as they are being born.  Interesting.  

Then I gave them each a magnifying glass and a sack.  They had to collect 5 items of nature to look at up close.  So fun!

It was so cute to watch them collect different items.  They were so happy and excited to show me each one. 

We came back for centers.  

They were excited to see their seed pots growing.  

The bean bags were also sprouting.  

We made footprint butterflies.  So cute!

Then our day was over.  One of my favorite preschool days so far.  Happy Spring!