Our PreSchool Blog

Today’s theme of wiggles and giggles was JuMpInG! For morning tables, the children stamped monkeys on a yellow paper with a bed {for 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed}. We had fun using our gross motor skills for jumping in the jump house. We painted our feet to make footprint monkeys, and we read the story of the 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed…followed by singing the song while using the magnetic board for “acting out” the song. Our special snack was watermelon!

Ms. Sarah

Today the children started out their day with morning tables: shaving cream and blocks & butcher paper w/ circle crayons. During our art time, the children painted with golf balls! They had fun shaking the tray as the golf balls rolled around to paint the picture. The children loved our “dinosaur dig” sensory tub where they can play with dinosaurs, plastic eggs, beans, colored corn kernels, and spoons. Our special snack for the day was mini popsicles.

Ms. Sarah 🙂

Today we kicked off our first day of summer camp! Check out all the fun we had with bubbles, balls, and bubble wrap!

Outside we played with the bubble machine, tossed/kicked balls around, and played in the music table.

Inside we ate muffins, painted with bubble wrap, danced, sang, and read “Sea of Bath.”

We decided to celebrate the end of the year with a teddy bear theme! 🙂 The children practiced their scooping and pouring skills by scooping and pouring “porridge” (from the 3 Little Bears). The children also had fun using their fine motor skills to decorate bears made from playdough. They enjoyed eating teddy grahams for snack and sitting at group with their teddy bears/stuffed animals. Outside we laid out a colorful blanket for the children and their stuffed animals to sit on as they ate popsicles! At the end of the day, the children received a special bag with treats!

Have a fantastic SUMMER!

~the toddler teachers~

This week the toddlers had fun playing with aquarium rocks, water, and water creatures (goldfish, lizards, etc.). This activity was designed for the children to have a fun, sensory experience while incorporating our monthly theme.

For our art experience this week, the children used water droppers to paint coffee filters. They had to use their fine motor skills to squeeze the drops out. The filters will be cut out into the shape of a fish and sent home.

This week we painted with water beads! The children used their gross motor skills to shake the tray around to make the beads paint the picture.

Check out some of the water/ocean themed activities we have done this week:

…Coloring in pictures of sea creatures.

…using our fine motor skills to brush blue sand around the sea animals and shells.

…using our fine motor skills to transfer the glass beads in water into a cup.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to these two sweet girls~

This month we are learning about water. For our art time, we brought the easel outside to paint with spray bottles. This was an excellent activity for fine motor development as the children had to squeeze and release the trigger on the spray bottles.

We dove into our new theme for the month: WATER! This week we are focusing on ponds and animals in ponds. We are reading the book: “10 Little Rubber Ducks.” Afterward, the children were able to play with little rubber ducks in water with soap and sponges. They enjoyed this sensory experience as they washed and scrubbed the ducks.

{ms. sarah}

~More with BUGS~

Tissue paper snails: The children used their fine motor skills to glue on the colorful tissue paper to the snails.

Handprint caterpillars: The children had their hands painted then pressed onto the paper to make a caterpillar. This is a fun, sensory art experience for them!

Paper plate spiders: The children used their fine motor skills to paint a paper plate then glue on googly eyes to their spiders.