Preschool News!
Miss Courtney's Classroom
This week...
All week we kept learning about bugs and insects! During small group time the kids used different bug stampers and ink pads. We talked about the colors and different kinds of bugs! We also played with our favorite houses and little people, puzzles and fine motor toys. We had out the building toys on the rug which the kids really loved. THey got ot explore the sand table, the bug table and read books in the cozy center.
During whole group we made playdough with Miss Becky. We talked about the soft flour, the scratchy salt and the wet water. The kids scooped and poured and at the end we end sparkly glitter! Lots and language and sensory experiences going on! Yay us!!
This week we read, watched and listened to the very hungry caterpillar. We made caterpillars using process art and then got to walk down to our tree in the hallway and hang them up wherever we chose! We also made beautiful dragon and butterflies using popsicle sticks and corks dipped into paint.
We got outside a lot this week towards the end! We really enjoyed playing with the petals in our cherry blossom tree. We loved making it "snow" by shaking the braches. We also got to do all outside centers on Thursday and Friday and enjoyed time exercising on the playground. We did a great interactive lesson with Miss Kara to celebrate Jump Rope for Heart. It worked on jumping over a stationary and moving jump rope as well as crawling under and stepping over it.
Next week, we will begin to talk about flowers, planting seeds, and will be creating beautiful surprises for Mother's Day!