Our PreSchool Blog

This week the Toddlers have been learning about birds. During art, the children took turns making contact paper birds. They used their fine motor skills to add the tissue paper on sheet at a time!

The Early 3’s got creative decorating eggs last week! They used yarn to paint the eggs! Check out what a cool effect it had on the eggs.

This month the Toddlers are learning about things that fly. Last week during group time we read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert. During art, the children strengthened their fine motor skills by squeezing watercolor filled eyedroppers on paper towels. They enjoyed observing the colors mesh together and turn into new colors. The project was finished off with a clothespin with eyes. Out came a beautiful butterfly, just like the book!

During small groups, the children took turns placing bugs in a line from big to small. We also talked about the bugs and different characteristics the children observed. For example,colors, wings, spots, stripes, legs, etc.

The color of the month is purple. The children used water colors to paint grapes purple.

The Early 3’s had a little “me” time right before spring break. They used yarn, googley eyes, and markers to make their faces. Some friends got really creative with their features and everyone got in a little writing practice when they used the markers to create their smiles!

This week during group time, the Toddlers enjoyed the book, Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert. To go with the book the boys and girls explored vegetables during small group. They made vegetable prints by stamping broccoli, corn, carrots, and peppers on their paper. We were sure to wear our art smocks because the painting got a little messy!