Monday, April 6, 2015

We are almost all the way through the Alphabet!

I really can't believe how fast this year is moving!  We have sent home Graduation invitations, we are working on our last assessments of the year, and we are gearing up for Summer!  We are almost done with studying all of our letters!  These next two weeks we are working on Yy & Qq and then we have completed all the letters!  For celebration, we will be doing a A-Z celebration snack that includes one of each snack that begin with each letter of the alphabet! It is really fun!  
One of our favorite things we did the past few weeks was playing with real, live worms!  In our sensory bin, we had soil, paper, leaves and WORMS!  I was super impressed watching all the kids be brave and hold them.  I love real life connections in the classroom!  We talked about how worms are good for gardens and for the Earth. 







We also had a great Easter Egg hunt to kick off our fun Easter Weekend!  Students got to decorate their bags and fill them will plastic eggs with fun treats in them. 



If Easter wasn't fun enough, I had to play a little April Fool's trick on my preschoolers!  Because W is for Worm and we had live worms, I decided to "cook" up some of my own.  


I explained that I had cooked them and then proceeded to eat them in front of them!  It was awesome!  They were, (thank you Pinterest) made out of Jello!  With even knowing that, I only had a few brave enough to eat them for snack:)


It was a very memorable day!  Happy Spring everyone! 

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Spring Time in the Jungle Room with Ms. Riki!!

Spring Time with Ms. Riki in the Jungle Room!!

 We have live worms to observe and care for in our sensory bin! We are working on the letter "W."




At our art table, students traced their hands and made an x-ray using q-tips, Here we are focusing on the letter "X."



Students observe and learn about live worms in our science center.







Students making an egg place-mat during art center using dot paints.
Having fun playing a game together during free play time - Headbands!  Students learn how to play board games together while reading and following directions
Ms. Kinsey helping students make egg art during science center using shaving cream, paint and droppers. Students are learning fine motor skills while experimenting with different types of liquids ... all while creating art! 
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We have fun making art during science while experimenting with different liquids!
Students using fine motor skills while learning math!


 It's Easter egg hunting time! 
Students made their own Easter bags.
 On the hunt for eggs!
 "Look how many I found Ms. Riki!"




Having fun hunting for eggs!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Morning Pre-k in the Ranch Room

We've had a lot of fun & exciting things happening in the Ranch Room!


Show and tell is a child's chance to shine. They are so proud to share their items. It's always a special treat when a family pet comes to visit. Our special visitor this time was "Little Fella" the hamster.








 




We've had fun with J week and making jewelry and doing jigsaw puzzles.




The field trip to Fry's was very educational and entertaining! G is for Grocery and for the Great ladies at Fry's that made our visit special.




 
 
DONUTS with DADS!
Enjoying time with Dad and eating yummy doughnuts. What could be better?
 
 











Enjoying time with Dad and eating yummy doughnuts. What could be better?