Zebra, zoo, zipper, zigzag, zucchini....

We have finally made it to the end of the alphabet...the letter of the week was Z!

The kids had an opportunity to make zebra crafts

As well they played a stop and go game while walking in a zig zag!

 

Other letter time activities included:

- making the letter z sound

- going on a letter z hunt

- writing the letter z on the white board

- making the letter z out of playdoh

 

 

 



 

 

Music Time with Amy

Today during music, we sang some classics:

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
(rub hands together, back and forth while pointing them up in the air)
We’re going to the moon.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
We’re going to the moon.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
(hold 5 fingers up and count down)
Blast off!
(toss child up gently in the air or the child can jump up on their own)

Roly Poly

Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up...up, up, up
(roll hands around each other, then move hands up and up and up)

Roly poly poly, roly poly poly
Down, down, down...down, down, down
(roll hands, then move hands down and down and down)

 

 

 

 We also sang some new spring inspired songs. There were lots of smiles, giggles, singing and dancing happening!  One of the favorites was the chicken dance, especially the part where they got to dance with a peer.

Rain and Clouds

Today during craft time, we read some books about rain and talked about what you wear in the rain.

 

Then we did some experiments! 

Rain experiment: First we filled up a glass with water and then we put shaving cream on top (the shaving cream was the clouds), then we dropped in blue food colouring and waited. All of a sudden it started to rain! 

 Cloud Experiment: For this one, we unwrapped a bar of IVORY soap, placed it on a plate and put it in the microwave for 90 seconds. We watched it grow into a big cloud. Once it cooled down we took it out and played with it.

Lastly, we made our umbrella crafts! First we cut out the tops of the umbrella, then we decorated them with stickers, bingo dabbers, and crayons. Then we glued a popsicle stick to the back.

Happy Friday!

Check out some of the fun stuff we have been up to this week!

The colour this month is PINK! The kids got creative and painted with feathers using different shades of pink paint. This was a huge success, the kids loved using the feathers and made some really unique artwork.

 

 

"Tap the Magic Tree" by Christie Matheson is a fun and interactive book that we read during group this week. The book allows the kids to help one lonely tree change with the seasons!

 

Letter Time this week was all about the extraordinary letter X. The kids had an opportunity to go on a treasure hunt, read the book "Fox in Socks" by Dr. Seuss, look at a variety of items that started or ended with the letter x and make a xylophone craft!

 

 

The big highlight of the week for most kids has been the swimming outing! Our last group goes this afternoon. The pool has been busier than normal but everyone has been coping well! Most of the kids have been enjoying splashing in the waves and trying out the water slides. While others have been spending their time in the warm kiddie pool playing with water toys.



Hello Spring!

Welcome back! Hopefully everyone had a great spring break and has been enjoying the nice weather while it lasts. Our theme this month is Spring! Check out the fun things we have going on in our classrooms:



In the Rainbow room, the kids have an opportunity to dress up in rain coats and rain boots and jump in "puddles"! The Easter nest as been quite the hit, in particular the bubble wrap that is at the bottom. We also have hidden Easter eggs around the classrooms so kids can go on an Easter egg hunt.


The Sunroom is our Bug Room. Some of the activities include: making a bug house out of lego, pretending to be bugs and crawling through a maze, playing a bug inspired twister game and going on a picnic!

 

 

In the Tree Room, you will find a little flower shop where the kids can "plant" flowers as well as pretend to buy or sell them. There is also a gardening inspired tactile table and a spring cleaning area where the kids are able to vacuum and sweep or draw on the window with window crayons and then wipe it off with water and a cloth.  

Time for T

Yesterday, during Letter Time the focus was on the Letter T!  The kids went on a letter scavenger hunt looking for letter T's that were hidden around the classroom. Then they made a tree craft on their tummies.

Letter Time ended with reading the alphabet book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Check out this animated version:

March is Food Month!

This month it's all about FOOD! The are lots of fun toys and activities for the kids to explore and play with. The highlights this month are the introduction of our very own grocery store, bakery and McDonalds! All three have been a huge success. We have also brought back our kitchen set, I have already been lucky enough to have been made pizza for breakfast by one of our kiddos!

 

 

 

We also have a variety of activities related to Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham! Some of the activities include:
- matching
- egg relay races
- rhyming words
- tic tac toe game

 

There has been lots of interest in the new sensory bins, particularly the St. Patrick themed rice bin!

 

 

 

 

Another fun addition to the classroom is the life sized version of the game Greedy Gorilla. When you feed the gorilla food he burps! This game is great for working on categories, requesting, receptive and expressive identification and turn taking.