Wednesday, April 20, 2011

STAR OF THE WEEK~MAGGIE!

Yesterday, we learned more about our friend, Maggie.  She likes to go to the beach; her favorite color is pink; and she likes to eat strawberry cake!  Thanks for sharing your photos and favorite things with us, Maggie!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Monday, April 11, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMYA!

Today we helped Amya celebrate her birthday.  Amya's dad read the story, Dora and the Birthday Wish.  Then we enjoyed ice cream cake for snack.  Happy Birthday, Amya!

Station Rotations

This week's Station Rotations include.....


....making caterpillar patterns.


 ....using cereal and pasta noodles to represent the different stages of the butterfly life cycle.


 ...activities from our classroom library, including retelling the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar on the flannel board.
...playing in the Butterfly Garden!


Friday, April 8, 2011

PEOPLE PATTERNS

Look at the photos below and see if you can figure out what the pattern is in each.  Your child will probably be able to help you.  This was a great activity which the children really enjoyed!

BUTTERFLY GARDEN--cont'd

During today's station rotations, the group working at the art center created butterflies for our butterfly garden.  Our butterfly garden will officially be open for play on Monday!

STAR OF THE WEEK~ELEANOR!

Today we learned more about our friend, Eleanor.  Her favorite color is pink and she loves caramel or chocolate ice cream.  Eleanor's favorite places to visit are Myrtle Beach and San Diego.  Thanks for sharing your great photos, Eleanor!