Weeks of September 4

 Our color was YELLOW.

We read the book When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L. B. Deenihan.

At Circle Time our Star Student helps with the ABCs, weather, and counting.

For our Art Center we painted lemons. We used YELLOW finger paint with our paint brushes. We covered bubble wrap with paint and pressed our lemons onto the bubble wrap. We added a little green leaf.

For another Fine Motor Center we played with field corn. We built up our hand strength pulling corn off the cob. Our Little ones had lots of fun with this activity.

For a Fine Motor Center we payed with pegs. We can stack them, connect them, and some even rattle.

For another Fine Motor Center we built with Bristle Blocks.

We are enjoying the fall weather outside!!

Week of September 27

 Our color this week was YELLOW.

Our book was Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey. Our little ones found this book hilarious!

Our Star Student gets to help Mrs. Andrea with Circle Time. They lead the ABC Song, look out the window and tell the class what the weather is for the day, and they help the class count. They get to sit in a special rocking chair and lead our class line.

For our Art Center we made bumble bees. We painted a paper plate with YELLOW paint. We glued on black stripes and added a black pipe cleaner. 

For our Play Center we arranged flowers by pushing the stems into the bottom of a colander. We played with pom pom pollen and crochet bumble bees. We learned how bees collect the pollen from the flowers.

We got to put the finishing touches on our Jellyfish this week. Everyone was excited to see them come to life.

We added some fun new things to our Outdoor Learning area. We added wood cookies for stacking and some special facial feature rocks. Mrs. Christy traced some of our friends with chalk and let them choose a face.

We took advantage of good weather to play a ball game!

Week of September 20

 Our color this week was BLUE.

Our book was The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood.

For our Art Center we started making Jellyfish. We painted half a paper plate BLUE. We will add eyes and nematocysts later after the paint dries. Our little ones are getting so good at painting. We focus on long strokes, dragging and lifting our paintbrush.

For our Play Center we went fishing. We used magnetic fishing pols to catch fish of all different colors. We are learning to wait patiently and take turns.

For a Fine Motor Center we played with BLUE foam dough. This really helps our hands get stronger.

When it is rainy or too cold to go outside, we stay in and play.