Self-Selected Time. The kids worked on puzzles while others played.
Circle Time. The kids showed each other the monsters they had cut out.
Art Time. Gardening Hats. All the kids decorated gardening hats with random things like pigs, beads, leaves, shells, balloons, etc.
Academic Time. Foot Flower. I painted all the kids' feet and they stamped in on paper. They added stems and made drew Xs on the bottom for grass.
Math Time. Trace the hand of the child and have them put the leaves on (double sided tape works great). Have the kids count the number of leaves on their tree.
Snack and a Story. Avacodo Smoothie. I like avocados but I was curious how this turned out. It was creamy and yummy. Half the kids really liked it and the other three were not fans. I got it from the Family Fun Magazine. They said that avocados are added to a lot of ice cream in South America. I called it green ice cream and since it was "ice cream" the kids wanted to eat it with spoons:)
Music Time. We all got instruments and danced around.
Science Experiment. Planted seeds. I bought potting soil for inside, little pots, and seeds at the Dollar Tree. I sent the kids home with packets so they could see what the plants would look like and know how to care for them.
Colorful Carnations. Each child picked a color and colored their water. I explained that plants drink water using their stems. We did this toward the end of preschool, so we didn't see the carnations change color.
Random Thoughts:
Grant: He does a great job during circle time with our dance, songs, and funny things; Jonathan told a story about going to the hospital, then Grant had a story-they all had little stories today during snack time.
Jonathan: Such a sweetie today. Nicole spilled her red water outside and went to get napkins. Without being asked, Jonathan went in and grabbed some too to help her. Very thoughtful; He does awesome...awesome in quiet reading time now.
Nicole: She is very independent (in a good way) and always jumps right in with every project with confidence. I have heard from the kids "I can't..." before. I don't think I've ever heard that from Nicole as she always tries her best; Very darling very great to have in preschool.
Halley: When the kids were telling stories, she had to make sure everyone was listening and that they knew it was her turn to talk; she likes working on crafts and projects; she is happy being funny and hanging out with her friends-she has a great sense of humor.
Donny: He got really pumped when I announced we would be planting seeds; Donny really went to town decorating his hat and likes wearing it; As always a great eater and likes any veggies or fruit we have; he is sooo photogenic-he has such big brown eyes and always-takes great pics.
Apollo: Donny was having a hard time drawing his Xs. I was making the smoothies so I asked Apollo if he would help him. Donny was sooooo happy when he got it. Apollo was yelling, "You are right, Donny!! You did it!! Yeah!" Apollo had his hands in the air. Donny was so happy and so proud and had Xs all over his page.
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