Wild Thing?

Theme:  Letter W
We practiced writing and sounding out W and W words.  We think W should have been named double V.  :)  We enjoyed playing games with a World ball. We focused on W words such as: whale, water, world, we, wagon, whisper, wash, wild, watermelon,...

Choosing Time:  Wedgits, Wild Animal ABC sorting, What to Wear, World Puzzles,....

Questions of the Week:

1. Do you like Watermelon?
2. Do you like Water?  (You'd be surprised by all the answers to this....it was quite funny.  Some kiddos immediately said, "No," until I suggested that it could be the water we swim in or bathe in (and then some still said, "No.")  :)
3. Are you a Wild thing?  (Also very funny answers)

Snacks:

• Watermelon & Welch's Fruit Snacks
• Mini Donuts & Strawberries
• Cheez-its, Cheese Sticks, & Cuties

Happy Birthday to a fun and energetic Girl!

Science:

• What happens to a water balloon if I put a lighter flame on it? What happens to a regular balloon when I light it?  Why?
• And, finally our last 2 plants are starting to grow!  Hurray!

Music & Movement:  We had a lot of fun with a World Ball

• I've got the Whole World In my Hands
• It's a Small World After All
• Beautiful World
• Make W with body
• Whisper, waddle, walk, wash,...
• Birthday song

Art:

• Watercolor Initials
• Washable Marker with Water Creations
• Wild Things
• World Mosaics 

Books:

 

Have a VERY lovely Easter!

Theme:  Letter V
"Do you eat your Vegetables?"  There were some really funny responses to that question.  We took turns naming some veggies and then voting to see how many of us would like to eat them.  Carrots were the most popular veggie.  All the Green Veggies received mixed reviews :)  And, it is fascinating to me (even though I was the same way) how children HATE tomatoes and yet LOVE spaghetti sauce, ketchup, and pizza sauce.  The same thing with potatoes...several kiddos didn't want to eat potatoes, but when I asked them who likes chips and french fries, all of them screamed, "ME!"  When I told them those were potatoes, they stared at me dubiously.  We had a fun week!

Choosing Time:  Spelling "V" words, Vegetable & Spring time play dough, Very fast cars, Very big puzzles, ....

Snacks:

• Vanilla Wafers & Veggies
• Veggies & Animal Crackers
• a Very interesting mix of popcorn, cereal, & goldfish :)

Science: 

1. What will happen if we put celery into a cup of blue-dyed water? 
2. Touch and learn about potatoes--feel the roots...
3. What is a Vegetable?  Is it a Vegetable or a Fruit?
4. Our plants are growing nicely.  We are excited to put them in a garden.

Music & Movement:

• Criss Cross Vegetable Sauce
• Funny Bunny
• If you Like the Easter Bunny
• A chubby little snowman
• Bunny Hop
• Make "V" with legs, arms, hands, feet, fingers,...
• Play a "violin"

Art:

• Potato Prints & Painting with the potato roots
• Potato Print chicks
• Easter Stamp treat bags
• Mini Easter Baskets for our little chicks
• Duck! Bunny! (Visual Game)

Writing:  We practiced writing in our Letter Books

Easter Party:  I brought out some fun Easter Games:  Easter Bowling, Bunny Jumpers, Bunny & Egg Poppers, Bunny Rockets, & Bunny Builders.  We played Easter Bingo.  We had an Easter Egg Hunt.  We had treats.  Very fun!

Books: 

Theme:  Letter "U"
I placed several word pictures under the playhouse roof.  Each child chose a picture and then put it in the correct sound column.  Letter U makes two sounds. Some of the fun words we talked about were unicorn, unicycle, uno, up, underwear, under, Utah...

Field Trip Fun:  Thank you to Dr. Preston at 9th East Dental for a super fun field trip!  We were able to "ride" in the dentist chair, play a flossing & brushing game, and get our teeth counted.  We loved receiving a nice new toothbrush and timer!  It was a great field-trip!

Show & Tell:  Unicorn, & umbrellas (Huge success, thank you for sharing!)

Art:  Underground U's

Science: 

• How do seeds grow?  What do they need? We've been watching our seeds grow in our classroom.  The sunflower seeds sprouted first and then the bean seeds.  Even though the sunflowers were first, the beans are taller now.  The hollyhock seed is finally sprouting and we're still waiting for the pumpkin seeds. It is fun to have them in clear cups.  We can see the roots going down.
• What happens underground?  What animals live underground?  Why?

Music & Movement:

• Up, Up in the Sky
• Clap under your knees
• Look under your legs
• jump Up
• A Very Merry Un-Birthday to You!
• On a Golden Springtime

Games:

• Umbrella, Umbrella, Who's Hiding Under the Umbrella?
• Keep the Balloons UP

Un-Birthday Party Fun:  We had a great time dancing, singing, playing, blowing our party blowers, wearing party hats, singing the un-birthday song, playing games, choosing prizes, and making an un-birthday treat :)

Cooking:  We made "Underground" Mud Cups with worms for our Un-Birthday Treat.  The kiddos had fun smashing the Oreos with a rolling pin.


 

Books:  The Umbrella Goes Up