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.
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.
For our Play Center we played with cars in the garage.
For our Fine Motor Center we played with Power Ring construction pieces. Our little ones gave their coordination skills a workout connecting the pieces.
For our Sensory Center we played with corn kernels. We scooped them and put them through a mill. We even helped clean up.
We had a visitor this week from the Library. She read lots of stories and taught us some new songs and dances.
We also had an in-house-field-trip with Silly Safari. Our little ones had a great time.
Our color next week is YELLOW.
Our Star Students next week are Hailey and Allison.
