> Whew ! What a busy day ! I planned TOO MUCH today. This week we are doing an Eric Carle unit. Here are some of the activities we have out today. We used tissue paper to make these beautiful caterpillars ! Egg Carton Caterpillars –And handprint Butterflies. A lot of busy going on today. […]
B is for Bug
> More fun today as Mrs. Beth joins us . Randy had a dentist appointment so she came to play. She enjoyed the camera and I loved the shots she took of some of the kiddos close up . Before leaving Randy made a worm farm with the kids. Enjoy the pictures from today !
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Earth Day and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
> I know the parents are going to LOVE the TRASH art we made today in honor of Earth Day. We keep a bin in our art center full of things that can be recycled into art. I had to be creative to day to show them how you can use them again in other […]
The itsy Bitsy Spider
> Lots of ” crafting ” going on in the art center today. Still continuing our “bugs” discussions today we talked about SPIDERS ! Whoops ! Then we had an unplanned fire drill. Ms Debbie forgot the chicken and the smoke alarm went off. 🙂 Back to our spider art… In these two pictures you […]
inch by Inch
> Our day started off so peaceful. Little moments like the one below. We made pretend chocolate chip cookies. We rode an imaginary train ! We also made a book today. It is a book called Color Bugs. Rarely do we do this type of activity but I do think it is important ever once […]
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All things that creep , crawl and fly
> Happy Monday! I love when I change out units and the children are so involved in exploring all the new things ! About half way through the morning Randy said, ” It sure doesnt sound like there are 15 kids in here !” Yes, I know. If you rotate materials enough to keep the […]
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It Look Like Spilt Milk
> Today we did a science experiment ! We took very hot water and put it in a glass. Then we put ice cubes on a metal tray to cover the opening. Our goal was to make ” rain” inside the glass. It did SOMEWHAT… not as good as I had hoped but enough that […]
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Fun in the Sun
> What a fun day ! Today we took off to the park around 9:30 and returned home at 11:30 . Before leaving home we read ” The Listening Walk” . As we walked to the park we listened for things around us. But that wasn’t the highlight. The Park … a child’s place of […]
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Quack !
> We have talked a lot about things that happen in Spring. It rains. Plants grow. Today we talked about new animals being born in the spring. I have an excellent book called ” The little Duck ” that shows the life cycle of a duck. It is about a little boy that find a […]
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Power Words and the book ” Water”
> One of the activities we did today was from the book called ” Water” by Frank Asch . The books talks about the many places we find water – in a waterfall and in a salty tear. The art in this book is amazing. My sister in law also does family child care and […]