8-11 : All About Me - mini unit

Today was awesome!  Rain again, but awesome nonetheless.  😄  I'm really happy about how it's going.  The first two weeks can be tough but it has been great with this group.  I hope your little ones are enjoying it.  Here are some pictures of our day.  

Instead of our usual morning playtime outside we broke out the playdough.  We sure have had a lot of rain!  

After playdough we washed our hands, has music time and then came back to the table to roll out some sugar cookie dough.  At least once a unit we cook something together.  

They each got a turn to use the rolling pin.  

Then we cut out little boy and little girl shapes.  

I put them in the oven and we went upstairs for circle time.  After that we had art.  We painted picture frames.  This project will be finished next time.  

Then it was centers.  I am so impressed at how well they are catching on to the idea of using a center and then putting it away.  You have some fabulous kids!

We played dress ups in the practical living area and I talked about what we want to be when we grow up.  

Then we cleaned up the classroom and went downstairs for snacks.  Thanks Evie!  Please look at your calendars and mark the days when you have snack.  

After snack it was finally dry enough to go outside.  

We came in, cleaned our hands again and decorated our cookies.  Having them spread the icing is great for them!  Try having them spread peanut butter or butter their own toast.  It's wonderful to strengthen their hands for pre-writing and fine motor skill. 

We ended with story time.  This is the book we read.  It's really sweet.  

Thanks for a great 2nd day!  

8-9: first day of school!!!

All about me-mini unit!

We had a lot of fun getting to know each other today!  Here are some pictures of our day.  

We started our day outside on the playground.  

We went inside for music and circle time.  

After that we did some sensory work with shaving cream.  

After we cleaned up we were ready for centers.  

Then we washed hands and went down for snack time.  

After snacks we went outside for a few minutes.  

We came inside for Art time where we colored a picture of ourselves, cut it out and pasted it back together.  

We had story time and then it was time to go home.  What a big day!  I hope your little ones had a fun time.  We are still learning the schedule so each day will be better and better.  Please work with your children on scissor skills.  Thank-you for choosing me to be their teacher.  It's going to be a great year!

5-12: zoo theme

Continuing our exploration of the letter Y!

This is the book we read today.   We also read the book, Extra Yarn. 

Look at those cute faces!

We made a yarn Y. 

The kids did a great job!

We discussed patterns in circle time and then used it in centers.  

The yellow playdough was such a big hit that we brought it out again.  

In II we did a worksheet and made handprint I's.  Some of them didn't get the worksheet done so I sent it home.  

So cute!  I absolutely love handprint crafts.