"Follow the Line Through the House", a book by Laura Ljungkvist, led us through all the rooms in a house. The 'line' in the book drew pictures of things in each room. We took turns identifying the objects and what we do with them. I played "I Spy" with the kids and they found the object that I was describing.
Ms. Michelle was here today! Make sure that you look at the pictures on the blog to see the kids going through the obstacle course. They especially loved crawling under bridges on the scooter boards.
Art was a frenetic, messy painting experience. We used objects that can be found in a home to paint whatever we wanted. Even though, or perhaps due to the kids changing the plan to finger painting, they had a blast! I think that after the shaving cream painting with Ms. Michelle, the natural thing for the kids was to use their hands to paint some more!
We have two class 'pets' that we found on the playground. I haven't quite figured out what they are as they look like caterpillars, have legs like caterpillars, but are not caterpillars. One is named Fred and the other one will be named tomorrow. All the kids touched their little friend and were very gentle.
For some reason, picking up cards with pictures, naming them and putting them in the hole in the top of a box ends up being a favorite activity! Go figure. We continue to work on phonological awareness skills by identifying the first sound of words ('p', 'b').
The kids had a great sharing and turn taking experience today with the new toy. Ms. Ellen brought a toy cash register in and it was a hit! At first we used a timer to know when to take turns, then I orchestrated some time for the kids to play together. I was proud of the kids!
