We had everyone at preschool today for a lot of play, a lot of laughs and learning new things (even the teachers!). It is the last day of January, so we enjoyed the black and white things at the Tub Table, on the Tiny Things table, at the play dough and the cutting tub. Tomorrow all of that turns pink!
We worked in our journals as well, finishing up work from previous weeks and drawing octopi!
Read on to find out about the made up words, the injured octopi, kidney surgery and why we kept saying, “not today, bench!”
What letters did you use with the dry erase work?
Some friends colored on individual letter cards and some friends drew letters on the sentence strip from Monday’s Kansas Day work.
Instead of ever telling a child that the letters they put in order “aren’t really a word,” I will gladly sound out the letters as best I can. It’s usually quite silly or surprising.
How many limbs did you put on your octopus?
While octopi typically have 8, our friends today could choose how many they wanted. For those who put on fewer than 8, some had an injury story to go along with it…usually involving a shark.
We looked again at our book, What Happened to You, and our doll who has one arm.
She got dressed and demonstrated crawling techniques which we tried out as well:
If your child was at school today, I am confident they can explain what is happening here:
What O things did we have for snack?
Thanks to Lane we had double O OreO cookies, Jell-O and honey nut CheeriOs!
Thanks to our snack helpers for working with Grandma Mona to get everything ready!
Where outside did we put our backpacks today?
Usually we put them on the bench, but today we brought them all the way to the pavilion. As we walked past the bench, we began saying things like, “Not today, bench! See you next time! Thanks anyway!” But “Not today, bench!” stuck and was repeated often. So, in case you hear this phrase, now you know what it comes from.
Who brought the human body book to Show and Tell?
Walter! It was full of a lot of details including how to do kidney surgery! There were a lot of curious children…head to the non-fiction section of the library, folks! You can see the kidney surgery page and so much more here including an orange balloon, 2 monster trucks, binoculars, a flying kitty, a princess card, a princess decoration, a soccer ball, a duck in a tutu and a case full of Playmobil.
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