Happy Halloween!

Theme: Halloween Party
We all had a fun time today! The costumes were adorable! Have a wonderful Halloween weekend!

Choosing Time: Pokemon, Duplos, Toy Story Figures, Halloween Matching Game
Art: "Spider Webs"
AM Craft: Ghost Pops & Treat Bags
PM Craft: Spiders

AM Snack: Thank you Rafter & Dani for delicious blueberries, raspberries, cookies, and juice boxes!

PM Snack: Thank you Susie for the fancy & festive veggies!
Music & Movement: 5 Little Witches, Pumpkin Pumpkin, Spooky-Hookey, Halloween Tricks, Halloween Shakers
Game: Halloween Bingo!
Books: Spooky Hour by Tony Mitton and Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

One thing I learned today: "Ducks are Not costumes!" :)

Ghosts, Glow, & Glitter!

Theme: Letter "G"

Choosing Time: Geometric pattern puzzles, Fishing, Tinker Toys

Art: We finished our Ghosts! There were two kinds of paint to choose from: Glitter or Glow-In-the-Dark. They turned out really cute!

We were so excited to see our ghosts glowing in the dark!

Music & Movement: "Spooky-Loo"

AM Snack: Thank you Makaylah for yummy crackers, cookies, & fruit snacks!

PM Snack: Thank you Lydia for yummy Granola Bars & Grape Juice!

Lesson: Letter "G" left a "Gift" for us today with many "G" objects inside. It was fun to take turns to pull out an object. I think the favorite object was the Gold Glitter! We are all glittering glamorous (and probably will be for many days to come)!

Books: Woo! The Not-So-Scary Ghost by Ana Martin Laranaga & If I had a Gorilla by Mercer Meyer

Finger Play: 5 Little Ghosts

Recess: We had some fun enjoying a lovely day outside! I learned that I own a tower on an ancient castle that hosts fair maidens waiting a brave prince to rescue them :)

Science: We noticed some changes starting to happen to our ladybug larvae. We still don't have a butterfly....

Nicest Moment for Me:
"Teacher?"
"Yes?"
"I Love You!" (followed by a BIG hug!)
"I Love You Too!"

Fishing Fun

Theme: Letter "F"

Choosing Time AM: Little People Village, Frogs & Fish, Observe Insects
Choosing Time PM: We enjoyed playing in the sunshine

Music & Movement: Fire Truck, Five Fat Fishes, My Feet Can Walk, Five Little Speckled Frogs, Family, On the Count of Five, Flick the Fly, & Five Little Frogs

Math Numberr: Four & Five

AM Snack: Thank you Holly for the apples and chips!

PM Snack: Thank you Van for the Fig Cookies & Fruit Leather

Lesson: We went Fishing! We caught some fish and other objects that begin with the letter "F" such as fork, fan, feather...

Book: Frank was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance by Keith Graves

Science: Our apple seeds molded. We are tying again with some seeds from our snack today...We also checked on our Caterpillar Cocoon. We are still awaiting a butterfly. We observed two ladybug larvae. We fed them. We noticed that they are long and different colors than ladybugs. We also picked some "ripe" tomatoes and found some slugs and snails hiding in the garden. We also watched a water frog.

Art: Letter "F" Fishing Poles with Four or Five Fish!

Elephants & Eggs

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Theme: Letter "E"

Choosing Time: Books, Puppets, Picnic Play, Foam Block Puzzles, Zoobies, Elmer the Elephant Color Game
Music & Movement: Scat the Cat, Elephant Song, Animal Action, Counting Exercises & Pumpkin, Pumpkin

AM Craft: Color "Elmer" Elephants
PM Craft: Elephant Finger Puppets

AM Snack: Thank you Noah for the Goldfish Crackers & Cheese Sticks
PM Snack: Thank you Byron for the Pretzels & Orange Slices

Lesson: We took turns opening eggs. If the object started with an "E" it went into one pile. If the object hatched from an egg it went in another pile. We had a lot of fun helping one another to decide which pile to put things into.

Book: Elmer and the Rainbow by David McKee

Art: We began making some clay ghosts. When they are dry we will finish them so they can take them home for Halloween decor.
Writing: We practiced making letter "E" in our work books.

Science: We observed our caterpillar in his cocoon. We each made a guess on the number of days he will be in his cocoon before he turns into a butterfly.

Cute Quotes: "Van, what does elephant start with?" "L."
"...and please bless teacher to be nice to me." --Byron
After, he ran up behind me and gave me a huge hug :)

PM Pumpkin Patch Field-trip

Friday, October 8, 2010

We had a delightful day at the pumpkin patch! Thank you to June & Grace for yummy snacks! Thank you to Nancy, Michelle, and Joanali for coming! You were so helpful and fun!