Tuesday: Yellow Day

Here are some questions you can ask your preschooler about our day:

How did you make lines in your paint on the gel plate?

Can you do the Y joke?

What happened on the YES and NO page in our book?

What piles of Show and Tell things did we make?

Tuesday: Yellow Day

YELLOW THINGS: For our project we used yellow paint and glitter on the gel plates which has become a favorite art activity: first children rolled the yellow paint and glitter, then drew designs in it and then made yellow prints.

At Circle Time we made a big picture of all the yellow things we could think of.

We got our Alphabet Friend, Yolanda, covered in yellow stickers. She’ll play games with us the rest of the week.

At Show and Tell we made two piles: one of things that had yellow and one with no yellow. In the morning class we had 13 items with yellow and 1 without. In the afternoon we had 8 with yellow and 7 without!

We have yellow ducks in the Water Table and yellow vehicles with traffic signs in the Tub Table. There are yellow traffic puzzles, a pretend traffic light and a yellow flower balancing game.

Y WHY JOKE: At Circle Time Ms Kristin teaches a word play joke. She shows the letter Y and asks what letter it is. When the children call out, “Y” Ms Kristin pretends they said, “Why” so she says something like, “Because I want to know. Will you please tell me what letter this is?” and then we repeat it many times. It’s a good time!

STORY TIME: We read a charming new book called Some Days are Yellow: Some days are easy! The sky is sunny, everything goes according to plan, and we know what to expect. Other days are tough! There might be raindrops or skinned knees. Things don’t go our way and we feel overwhelmed. But “No matter your day, tomorrow’s brand new!” Lyrical text and colorful artwork remind readers of all ages that life is a vibrant adventure with an array of experiences and emotions, and tomorrow always offers a fresh start. What a difference a day can make!  One page had another Y word: yes. It was a page about ice cream…

COPING SKILL OF THE WEEK: Pause. Just like the yellow of a traffic light, we can slow down and pause. Even young children can sense a safety and connection to self by resting with a hand on their belly and a hand on their heart.   We practiced today and they were quiet for a long time!

HERE ARE MORE MOMENTS OF OUR DAY: