The letter P

We had a great time at preschool today. We did miss Linzie and Caleb---Get well! We had a Pajama Party! We gathered by reading a few books. We clapped at all the P words, and read a couple silly Halloween books.

We learned about Popcorn! We saw that it really is dried corn. We made 2 kinds of popcorn: 1- microwave, and 2- on the stove. They thought it was awesome to hear it pop on the stove, but in the end they preferred the buttery microwave popcorn! hehe

We traced out Ps. The kids have great penmanship!

We next learned about pumpkins. We saw how they start with a small seed, dirt, water, and sunlight. Most kids have not grown pumpkins, but have grown zucchini, or have family who have grown them. We carved a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern, and saved the seeds to bake for next time.

Next we got to go down to the movie theater. We watched the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. The kids loved it! Thier favorite character was...........LUCY! What? I guess because she makes them laugh.

We also had Punch and Peanut butter treats! Then to recess. It was a short recess, but they loved getting outside.

They love silly stories, and they love telling their own stories. They are such sweet kids, and I hope they are just having a blast.

Letter L

We had lots of fun with the letter L. The first day we talked about ladybugs and made a paper ladybug. Our snack was an apple made into a ladybug. We practiced writing our letter L's and the kids all did great. We sang some fun ladybug songs and read 10 little ladybugs. The kids all had fun helping me count. On Wednesday we talked about leaves. We sang lots of fun leaf songs and read "I Love You Stinky Face" and "Five Little Monkey's Jumping on the Bed". We made a leaf picture by melting crayon shavings. The best part of preschool is the funny things these sweet little kids do and say. I just love what comes out of their mouths! (Parents, don't be embarrassed, just laugh along with me--they made my day!) So I sent the kids all in to wash their hands before snack. All of a sudden I hear Riley yell "Oh, that's disgusting", then Claire yelled "Caleb is going pee in front of us all while we are in here!" Then Ave yells "he didn't even wipe his butt!" Linzie then proceeds to tell Ava that boys don't need to wipe when they go pee. It was hilarious and I was busting by the end. We missed Riley on Monday and Emily and Wednesday and hope everybody is feeling better! Until next time!

Next week for preschool....

Hey Ladies--
I just wanted to give you the heads up of my plans for this week:

Monday we are going to have a pajama party! Please send your child to preschool in thier PJs. Also, Please send 2 empty cans of the same size (We are making puddle jumpers on Wednesday, and I want to predrill the holes.)

Wednesday we are going to have a birthday party for Caleb! We are going to learn about Pirates and make our own pizzas!

Hopefully everyone will be healthy this week, and be able to come Party At Preschool this week!

BTW is any child allergic to peanut butter?

Letter F

We had a fun time talking about the letter F this week! On Monday, we learned about Frogs, made Frog crafts, and made Froggy snacks. The little "chefs" had fun making them, but many wouldn't eat the english muffins with cream cheese. Good thing we had Fish crackers!

We also made Frog gloves, and sang the "speckled frog" song.

On Wednesday, we discussed all things F. We went through things I had gathered to determine if they started with F or not, then clapped out the syllables for that word. We made motion oceans and talked about how water and oil aren't "Friends". We then put Floating animals inside!

We also copied our Footprints and made them into a big F.

We had Fruit salad that they got to make on their own, again with many of them not eating it. I am learning many of you ladies are dealing with picky eaters! Again, Fish crackers saved the day.

We ended the day dancing and Freezing when the music stopped. This was a good (but noisy!) experience; all your kids are such fun and so smart!