Week of October 17

Our color this week was BLACK.

We read a book about shadows. We played with a flashlight making shadows on the wall.

For our Art Center we worked on the first two pages of our creation book. We made the day and the night with yellow and black paper. We used our hand strength and fine motor skills to tear tissue paper. We glued it to our page two for the big blue sky.

For a Fine Motor Center we used a small spoon to scoop up "ghosts" and put them in a cup. Our ghosts are dry lima beans with a face.

For another Fine Motor Center we caught black spiders and pom poms with alligator tweezers. We collected them in a container. This was a challenging activity for our coordination and hand strength.

For our Sensory Center we played in our corn bin with added black bow tie pasta "bats".

We have Halloween parties coming up on Thursday the 27th and Monday the 31st. Your little one can wear a costume if they want. Please be sure all costumes are bathroom friendly. We hope you can join us for the parties!

Our Star Students next week are Roman and Noah.

Week of October 10

Our color this week was BLACK.

We read the book Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony. It's a cute book about a Panda trying to share his donuts, but he only shares with the fiend who asks nicely and says please.

For our Art Center we made pandas and donuts. We used glue sticks to put together our pandas. We practiced our pincher fingers spreading glitter "sprinkles" on our donuts.

For our Play Center we served pretend donuts and decorated them with our friends.

For our Fine Motor Center we strung black and white buttons and spools onto pipe cleaners.

For our Sensory Center we added BLACK pasta "bats" to our corn bin.

Our color next week is BLACK.

Week of October 3

This week our color was YELLOW.

We read the book Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae.

At Circle Time we played a counting game. We took turns rolling a large dice and then counted the dots together. Every day we count to 10 as a group. Our Star Student gets to choose a number and then we also count those items as well. Our goal by the end of the year is for our little ones to count to 10 and to count 5 items. They are doing a great job.

One of our favorite Circle Time videos is counting yellow bananas with The Bananas Song.

For our Art Center we made yellow giraffes. We worked on our glue stick skills to place all the pieces together. We used brown paint and our finger tips to add the spots.

For our Play Center we played with a zoo. We matched the animals to their letter and picture. We practiced animal sounds and sharing with our friends.

For our Fine Motor Center we put together 3D lion and giraffe puzzles.

For our Sensory Center we played in our bin of corn kernels. We used tools to scoop and pour. We shared with our friends and tried to keep the corn in the bin.

On Tuesday, we had an exciting visit from the Scott Township Fire Department. Our little ones were excited to see the trucks and firemen. They were even able to get inside the fire truck and rescue vehicle.

Our color next week is BLACK.

Our Star Student next week is Carter.