Date reminders

 I wanted to mention that there is no school on Monday May 31.

Also our last day of school is Friday June 11.

Block area

Block area - farm fun!

Chicken coop

Incubator

Here is the incubator and count down.

Chicken and Farm theme -

 Hello Preschool Families

We wrapped up our recycling theme before break.  The children loved having Recycle Rhonda come to visit through zoom.  Many of them loved being a Planet Protector!!  They gave great ways to help the Earth and the environment.

This week we are celebrating letters to end our Letter City fun and also learning about shadows.  On Monday I introduced a game called “Trashy Letters'' to the children.  They will pick up “trash” using tweezers, but the trash is a crumpled piece of paper with a letter on it.  Next they will find the letter on their ABC chart, and mark it off that they found it.   On the magnet wall we also had magnet letters and objects to match initials sounds to the letters.  We will also practice writing words/pictures in our journal from our word wall.  The children will get a chance to paint with black paint and create a shadow picture.  The children will get a chance to go outside and find their shadow.

Next week we start our farm/chicken theme for the month of May.

Our block area has a variety of farm animals, tractors, farmers, hay, barn, and farm rug.  The children have loved playing in this area.  They have the opportunity to build with blocks, use the farm items, get creative with our cardboard building materials or use their imagination and use all the materials.   

The dress up area has become a chicken coop (pictures to follow).  The children will pick a number card and find the correct nest with the correct number of eggs in it. There will also be egg shape matching and chicken counting egg toys.  I think the children will really enjoy collecting the eggs from the chickens.  If you have a chicken coop at your house please send in a photo to share with the class ( this can be done though email as well).

This month we will have three different science areas.  One will have the incubator, and I pick up the eggs on Monday.  We have created a 21 day paper chain and will remove a chain each day to count down when the eggs will hatch and the chicks will come.  I am hoping for a good hatching this time.  The next area will be the life cycle of a chicken puzzle and plastic figures.   The third area will have a different farm animal footprints and matching  cards to go along with them.  

The dollhouse has turned into a barn with fencing blocks, farm animals, and tractors.  The children have enjoyed playing there and creating different homes and places for the animals to go.

The sensory table will have corn, homemade silos, farm animals and tractors to move the corn with.  I know this will be a big hit.  

Of course there will be several fun art projects and table work.

I think the children will really enjoy this month’s theme.

Book and vote

Here's our vote from the book today

Some liked it because of the items in the stew where others found that yucky.

Book and vote

Today we read Compost Stew.
We also learned a new vocabulary word compost.

Here is our vote for the book. Children liked the book because of the dog or duck in the book, some of the pictures, the ending, and some of the things that go in the compost.

Book

Here is the book we read today (on the projector) and our vote. We started our recycling until this week so far the children are really enjoying it.

They love our recycling center in the dress up area. Sorting the box of recycling into glass, metal, plastic, compost, trash and paper.

In the block area the children are using the recycling trucks to pick up " trash and recycling " in the city they build. They can also use the recycled materials ( boxes, tubes, cardboard and more) to build structures.

The science table has different recycled materials, magnet, and chart to test what items are magnetic. They have also enjoyed this area.