Yes, we did make butter! Read here to learn more!
Since we our theme is farm animals this week, we learned about the cow today. After seeing a youtube about how to milk a cow (milking anabelle), we pretended to milk a cow using a latex glove filled with water. The 'milk' came out of the little holes if we milked it just the right way. The water fell into our blue pool, which ended up being just as fun in which to splash!
Shaking containers of heavy whipping cream to make butter takes about 10 minutes, but we persevered! The butter tasted great with a pinch of salt added, though the kids were a bit shy at first to put it on their cracker. Joseph and Tucker asked to take the containers home to share with their families. Hope you enjoy!
There is a really fun song on www.123child.com about a farmer picking up all of his animals on his tracker. We will be listening to it every day and you might enjoy it too. After getting on the site, go to preschool lessons. You will find 'animals' with a scroll down to 'farm'. After the 'farm' site comes up, scroll down to a picture of a man on a tractor and you can play the video.
While my camera quit on me during the cow activities, I do have pictures of being outside with Ms. Angela today. Balancing was the main focus today as the kids walked along different sizes shapes of balancing boards. The trickiest was a big, soft square that wiggled when you stood on it. We heard cheering from all the kids as their friends finished the course by raising their arms and saying, "I did it!".
We also had a chance to do relay races again. I love the big smiles as the kids race back and forth!
For each animal, we will be making an idea web with pictures of the animal in the middle. Pictures surrounding the animals will be about where they live, what they eat, what covers them, and how they help us. I will send the idea webs home so that your child can tell you all about the animals.
I think we all had fun today. Look forward to tomorrow!
