March 23rd, 2009

Parents,
Today we ate breakfast and talked about what we did over Spring Break! We heard a lot of fun stories! We worked on our fine motor skills by threading spools onto pipe cleaners and drawing with chalk on chalkboards, and counted with flowers. We also made a guitar, a duck and circles with our Linking People manipulatives. During circle time, we decided that it was windy outside, and placed our windsock over our tree. We counted to the number 23 and noticed that our number 23 on the calendar needed to be green after reading our number pattern, and then danced to "I Like Potatoes." We went outside with Pre-K and practiced taking turns by throwing frisbees and kicking soccer balls to each other. When we came inside, we read "Hats, Caps, Socks and Mittens," a story about the four seasons. We saw how the seasons not only change nature, but what we wear as well! During centers, we played in the Zilker Fire Station, and dressed up as fire fighters! We also cut out a square and a triangle to make a house, and then painted with our own air! We put globs of paint on our houses, and then blew the paint through a straw, and it made our yellow and red paint look like our house was on fire! We ate lunch with Pre-K and then went outside with them on the playground. After rest time, we will head over to the Pre-K classroom and make hand prints, and then count the fingers by ones, fives or tens.
Hope everyone had a nice break!
Lauren Avots