BUGS!!!

We have been learning about our big backyard in our pre-kindergarten classroom. We have been looking at different kinds of bugs and the different body parts on a bug. We have been sorting bugs according to what they look like and using bugs to create patterns and follow patterns on pattern cards. We are busy counting bugs and putting together bug puzzles.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Thank you to everyone who came and participated in our family day. I love how everyone has improved in their skating. I think that it is important for young children to experience a variety of skills and different experiences. Remember to tell your child to keep working-even though it is hard! Try and try again. Perserverance is a great way to get better at something. I hope everyone had a lot of fun and thanks for the many delicious treats!

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Happy Groundhog's Day

Today is Groundhog's Day and we celebrated by creating our very own groundhog. He even had a burrow. We talked about what a groundhog is and what happens on groundhogs day. When a groundhog comes out of the ground he checks to see if he can see his shadow. If he sees his shadow it means 6 more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow it means it will be spring 6 weeks sooner. We are lucky that our groundhog did not see his shadow. Welcome Spring!!!

We had a wonderful campfire in our classroom today. We had a firestarter and then roasted marshmallows, hot dogs and even made smores! It was a lot of fun! Everyone joined in making our play very collaborative!

All images taken from other sites:enchanted learning and a Texas teacher's blog.

Happy New Year Pre-K

We have had an exciting 2011 and will continue to have fun in 2012. Some changes for our classroom this year is pre-k will be getting their own washroom. This means that classes will be held in the bandroom until we can move back into our classroom.

Happy Halloween!!!

Thanks to everyone who helped to make our family day a success today! I hope you had fun with our "spidery" craft. Thanks to all the parents who brought treats and helped out in the classroom.It was greatly appreciated. I hope that you had a spooktacular night.

Apple Prints and Name Apples

We looked at real apples and realized that they can be different sizes; small, medium and big.
They also come in different colors. Yellow, red, green and some apples even had two different colors on them.
We cut an apple in half and looked at the seeds that are inside of it. A seed is what an apple grows from. You put the seed in the ground and it grows into a tree. A tree then makes the apples.
We used apples cut in half to make apple prints for our apple book. The middle of an apple is shaped like a star.
What is your favorite type of apple?
We painted apple shapes that had our name appear on them. We enjoyed finding our name underneath! It was like magic!
Quote from one of the students:
"Look letters!"
Teacher-"Whose letters are those?"
"My letters. That says John."

We passed the apple seed around at circle time.

We had fun stamping apple prints for our classroom book.

Turkey Tracks!

In theme with the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we have been looking at turkeys. Some turkeys are white and some turkeys are brown. The male turkeys are called Tom's and the female turkeys are called hens. Turkeys have four toes on each foot. The one toe faces backwards and it is like the heel of our foot. It helps the turkey to keep its balance. Check out our turkey track cards. We had fun stamping some turkey feet!