Learning Station - Rainbow Name

This was a colorful way to practice writing our names.  Easy peasy!  It was particularly helpful for little ones who are so close to having their name down and also those who are a bit further away.

Learning Station - Forming Rr with Rocks

The kiddos loved working with the rocks today.   A few of the kiddos formed rainbows too!  Then of course they asked if they could take some home.

The youngsters created a letter Rr on an R.

Thanksgiving Week

Happy Thanksgiving this week!  I will see all you lovelies next Monday!

Journal Time - Mayflower - The kiddos created a scene for the Pilgrim's ship to sail through.

 

 

Feast Making - What delicious things are we hoping to eat on Thanksgiving...


Snack - Our Feast - The kiddos brought yummy things to create our class feast.  It was all very tasty!
 
Turkey Art - I painted the kiddos hands last week to create this turkey, and today they got to finish him off!  On the back we wrote a few things the kiddos are thankful for this year.  The kiddos also beaded the hanger.

Toddlers hard at work...

Two of my favorite lists of thankful items...

 

Cotton Balls - Ha!  The toddlers used cotton balls in their learning station today, apparently they used them in the kitchen too!  Ha!

Learning Station - Pattern Making

The kiddos enjoyed creating their own patterns.  It was a good way to talk about shapes and colors too.  Oh, and we also munched a few candy corns.

Tt Week

Science - Moldy Pumpkins - Eww!  We checked each pumpkin to see how much mold had grown.  The kiddos think it's time to get rid of them.  I told them on trash day we could get rid of them, but for now, we're going to see how moldy they get!

Circle Time - Instruments - Mr. Adam made us a drum from a flower pot and packing tape.  It's fabulous!  So we pulled out the rest of the instruments to play with too.

We discovered that the triangle starts with the letter Tt and it makes great music.

We also found that one kiddo had on turtle socks (Tt) and that another had toes (Tt) and that the bottom of her sandles are tan (Tt)!  What a lovely bunch of Tt words!

 

Free Play - Trucks! - Oh wow!  This was a hit today.  I found this fabulous tray at the thrift store, it was perfect for our construction site.

Envelope Trash Truck - Always a favorite.  The kiddos added "trash" in their envelope truck.  For trash we used paper scraps scrunched up.

 We remembered tickets start with Tt, so one kiddo added some in his truck.

Timer - The boys were racing around the backyard.

Circle Time - Tt Clothing - One kiddo wore his hammer head shark shirt because the shark is shaped like the letter Tt!  And another had on her new fuzzy Troll  pajamas!  Yeah for letter Tt! 

 

A kiddo told me this joke today:  "What are the other two days that start with Tt besides Tuesday and Thursday?  ...  Today and tomorrow!"

Snack - Tater Tots and Toast - Yum!


Tinfoil Painting - We hopped back inside to do a bit of silly painting.  It was different painting on tinfoil.  The kiddos said it was bumpy and shiny.

Turkey Art - Using the papers kiddos painted on Wednesday for feathers, they created their own fancy turkeys.

Snow Play - We finally had our first snow!  The toddlers were excited about, so we brought some in to paint and eat.

Learning Station - Toothpick Art

The kiddos were free to use their art skills on this task.   We also used tape in our art, another Tt word!

 

Learning Station - Tunnel Abcs

The kiddos raced through the tunnel, found a letter, raced back through and then told me any of the following:  it's name, sound, sign, words that start with it.  They did great with this! 

 

Learning Station - Tower

How high can you build it before it comes crashing down?  Great hand eye coordination and fine motor movement.