Valentine's Day

On Monday we had our Valentine's Day Party! It was a lot of fun!
First, we decorated our hearts with stickers, crayons and glitter.

Then we played a fun Valentine counting game. Roll the dice then put that number of hearts in the correct cup.

Then we passed out our Valentines.



On Wednesday we played a few different color games and activities.

Each child had a number of popsicle sicks with a different color on each one. When a picture of something was shown, the kids had to hold out the correct color for that object.

The kids each had a turn picking out a color of paper and then telling us something that is that color.

Our last color activity on Wednesday was recognizing shades of colors. They each had a turn to choose a clothes pin, each with a different shade on it. Then they had to match it to the same shade of color. 



On Friday we did some more color activities.

We had colored ice cubes and picked 2 different colors to put together in a bag. Then we waited for them to melt. It was fun to see the different colors appear.

The kids were able to color with chalk outside, always fun.

The kids had a great time making our craft. We separated fruit loops by color,

then smashed them up!

Then we sprinkled the crumbs onto paper to make different pictures.

 

Hearts

On Monday we colored our heart papers- Pink, Red, Purple.
The kids worked on their number recognition while matching up broken hearts. We had a dice that we would roll and then we had to find the 2 matching pieces of the heart for that number. One half had a number on it, the other half of the heart had the corresponding number of dots.

On Wednesday we did heart rubbings. The kids really enjoyed watching the hearts appear while coloring their paper.

Valentine's Day is getting closer so on Friday the kids made their Valentine/candy holders. They will bring them home on Monday after the party. They were able to use markers to decorate so that was exciting. We only use makers on special occasions.  :)

Letter Q

This week was our letter Q week.

On Monday the kids worked on following directions while coloring their papers. Coloring is a favorite thing for the kids to do, but not being able to choose their own colors was not their favorite. But they did a great job! Capital Q- Blue, Lower case q- Yellow. (or was it the other way around??)

Wednesday we reviewed all the letters that we have worked on so far. A-P. We did some fun letter activities and games, along with some alphabet flashcards.

The kids really enjoyed finding the matching letter and picture with these cards.

Letter Factory Game.  The game piece that tells you what to do was broken (just found out that morning) so we played our own version! :)

 More matching letters and pictures.

We also had a race to see how fast we could put the ABC's in the right order.

On Friday the kids made a letter Q craft out of Q-tips! They made a few different pictures and then decided on their favorite one and glued the Q-tips on their paper. I saw a few houses, a truck, snowflakes, a birthday cake and some other creative things.

Pizza Week

To start off our Pizza week we read "Curious George Makes a Pizza."
We sang a few pizza songs, one was called "silly pizza song" and we sang about all different kinds of silly toppings like cereal, ice cream and apples. The kids were laughing the entire time! We also practiced our "flour handwriting" again, this time with the letter P.

On Wednesday the kids all helped make a pretend paper pizza and at the end of class, everyone was able to take a "slice" home. They all worked very well together coloring the sauce and gluing the toppings on the pizza.

They had a great time playing 'Pizza Restaurant!' They took turns ordering pizza, making the pizza and delivering the pizza.

We also played a counting game with pepperonis.

Friday was our Pizza Party! The kids finished their "How do you make a pizza?" books and were able to take them home.
With so much practicing of making pizzas, the kids were ready to make their very own pizzas to eat. They loved it!

Being Healthy

Short Week, Short Blog!

Wednesday we talked about healthy eating and where our food comes from. (Not the store, but the ground!)

Friday we talked about the difference between healthy eating and eating junk food. We talked about how we feel when we eat a lot of healthy foods and how we feel when we eat a lot of junk food.

The kids had a fun time looking through magazines and finding different foods to glue on their papers.

Bodies

This week we learned about our bodies.
On Monday we talked about all the different things are bodies can do. Run, walk, jump, etc. We talked about what our body is made of; skin, blood, bones, etc.
Here is the afternoon class creating their silly faces.

Here is the morning class making their own silly faces!

On Wednesday we learned about our 5 senses. Sight, smell, taste, hear, touch. The kids had a fun time participating in different activities while practicing their senses. We closed our eyes are listened to the different sounds we heard. We smelled different scents with our noses. (Peppermint, vanilla, lemon, cinnamon) We touched different objects with our hands and described what they felt like.

On Friday we talked about what keeps our bodies healthy. Some of the kids answers were: eating fruits and vegetables, taking a bath, exercising.
Here are a few of the kids doing push-ups.