This week in Preschool

Sorry I have missed a couple of weeks. This week we have been reading Spring time stories and trying to review letters. I added a couple of sight words for the four yr olds, was, is and did. Some of the kids are really doing good remembering the words! For easter crafts the 4 yr olds made a chick and the 3 yr olds made a lamb. They had fun making "magic rolls", and eating them. They each decorated an easter basket and then we had an easter egg hunt. I sent home notes with the kids about our Zoo Fieldtrip and graduation. Have a great Spring Break and Easter holiday. See you on April 20th/21st.

This week in Preschool

On Monday and Tues we talked about Clouds and how they are moved (by the wind). I taught the kids Cloud and Car in sign language. On Wed we made Crocodiles, cutting out parts and then gluing it all together. I added a new sight word one. On Thurs and Friday the kids made a Circle C Caterpillar, they had to cut out circles and glue them on the C and then write numbers 1-6. Some of the books we read are Cookies week; Curious George goes to the Library, Curious George visits the zoo; The Counting Train; and, What Color is your underwear? On Thurs for show and tell, Adam's mom brought their Russian Tortoise, named Toity. It was really cute and we watched her eat peas and crawl. Thanks for sharing. Other things for Show and Tell were,care bear, cars, convertible, cookies (Thanks Jeni and Jocelyn, for sharing), Casper cd, cape, colorful bear, cougars, and other cool things! Enjoy the sunshine this weekend, before the snow hits again!

This week in Preschool

On Tues and Wed we talked about Yaks, how they are part of the cow family. Wed the kids made a Yak out of a tp roll. They cut out and glued a Yak together on Thurs. We sang "Yankee Doodle" and learned how to say yes, and yellow in sign language. The sight word this week was not. Some of the books we read were; How do I love You?; YO!YES!;and a rhyming book The Fleas Sneeze. The four year olds made a Y book, with yarn, yellow jackets, yolks, yawn, and yo yo's. For show and tell we had lots of yellow things and a yoda. Next week we'll be talking about the letter C and don't forget to wear green on St Patricks Day! Have a good weekend!

This week in Preschool

On Monday and Tuesday for science, we talked about the Water cycle. How the sun heats up the water and it evaporates and the clouds collect the water and then it rains and then we start all over again. (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection). We did an experiment with boiling water and a book on top. Some kids colored a big yellow W, and they did some handwriting practice, like writing from left to right. On Wed, and Thurs they made a watermelon. I taught the kids to say walk in sign language, and the sight word for the week was "on". On Friday we made Wax Art with crayons and waxed paper. We read Where oh where has my little dog gone; Who took the cookies from the cookie jar; Baby bear Baby Bear, What do you see?; Where the Wild things are. Some things for show and tell were; watches, weapon, white, wand, whale, whoppers, wagon, wood, worm. No school on Monday! Enjoy the long weekend.

This week in Preschool

On Monday and Tuesday we talked about X-rays. The kids looked at a picture of an xray. We talked about how you have to go to the Dr. to get one, if the Dr. thinks you have a broken bone or fluid in your lungs or something like that. We figured out the many ways to make X's with our legs, arms fingers etc. On Wed and Thurs we painted and did some cutting and pasting. We learned that we couldn't think of very many things that begin with X, and how strange it is that Xylophone begins with x!:) But there are quite a few that end in x. On thursday we played the shape game, and duck duck goose and sang B-I-N-G-O, and made an xray on black paper. On Friday the kids made xrays and played The Hokey Pokey and duck duck goose. For Show and Tell we had many things that did not begin with x:) and a xylophone and some actual xrays, and an aXe. Our sight words for this week were for and are. Have a warm weekend! March is NEXT WEEK!

this week in preschool

On Tues and Wed we talked about a Quetzal. It is a colorful bird that lives in the rainforests of south and central america. The male has a long tail and the female does not. They are very colorful, and endangered. We looked at pictures on the internet. Other things that start with Q, q-tip, quail, quick, quack, quit, and not very many others. Also on Tues they kids painted a queen. On wed the kids made q-tip art. Some made squares and snowflakes and even a few circus'! On Thurs we celebrated Amanda's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA. Oh and I forgot to mention last week we celebrated Lance's birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANCE. Now they are both 4! Anyway on Thurs the kids made a "Q" quilt. They cut out one of the squares and then picked out more that they wanted on their quilt. Then they wrote a q on each square. On Friday the kids painted a queen, purple and red. Also we learned two new sight words, do and are. They are getting pretty good at spotting them. Have a fabulous weekend, enjoy the Sunshine!

This week in Preschool

On Monday and Tues for science we talked about Volcanoes. We watched a small clip of lava and eruptions on the Planet Earth DVD. I taught the kids that volcanoes are a crack or hole in the Earth's crust. Thanks for sending cereal boxes, On Tues and Wed they decorated their boxes and made them into Valentine backpacks. We learned how to say love in sign language. The kids practiced cutting out hearts, and I showed them how to make a V and a heart (by making a V then adding an m on the top). On Thurs and Fri they decorated cookies and made a valentine finger puppet. We played a game called Valentine, Valentine, and musical chairs. I taught the kids a song Who will be my valentine, my valentine, my valentine, _____ is my valentine, stand up and take a bow (have them sing it to you). Then we passed out valentines. The kids were all nice and remembered to say Thanks to their friends! Have a great weekend (no school on Monday, it's Presidents Day) and a Happy Valentine's Day!