Graduation Day!

Graduation Day!

For the final day of preschool, we spent most of our time reviewing what they had learned this year and creating our My All About Me books. At the end of our time together, we presented certificates to them and gave them graduation caps.

Enjoy the photos!!

Insects and Butterflies

April Theme=Bugs and Spring

*Hello Song

*Weather Chart(season, etc.)

*Introduce letter of the day Ii for Insect!

*Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl using hand puppet props

*Discuss life cycle(review from last week)

*Butterfly Life Cycle activity. Need-paper plate divided into 4 parts and label (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly). Children glue on a noodle to each section of the plate to represent the stage in the cycle. Egg=rice Caterpillar=rotini noodle Chrysalis=shell macaroni Butterfly= bowtie noodle. Children may use marker or paints to add color to the butterfly!

*Soccer outside with Rachel! :) Teaching about exercise and healthy living!

*Snack while reading "Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam

*Sort plastic "critters" as an insect or other. Use hoola hoops to make two distint areas to sort and discuss. Provide magnifying glasses to observe closely. INSECTS HAVE 6 LEGS!

*Table Activity- Drawing an insect-making sure each child adds 6 legs...practice name and recognizing the letter "I".

*Goodbye Song and Free Play!

IF EXTRA TIME- Make bird feeders from plastic water bottles.