Archive for March, 2017

Toddler Room
This week the toddler learned how to count in Spanish from 1 to 10. They also enjoyed learning new music during Music class. They did finger art and painted flowers. Their favorite activity this week was working on new puzzled during work cycle.

Inch By Inch (Children’s House 2)
We continued working in our springtime flower unit this week, and sowed seeds in our very own little flower garden. We talked about how a seed becomes a plant (roots, sprouts, and germination), and the three things seeds need to grow (soil, water, and sun). We planted cosmos, zinnias, sunflowers, and bachelor’s buttons, and can’t […]

Signs of Spring (Children’s House 2)
We welcomed the first day of spring (finally!) on Monday this week, and dove into our unit on flowers to celebrate this happy new season. We learned about the parts of the flower (calyx, stamen, pistil, and corolla), and why each part is important to the flower. We worked with the Classified Cards, and read […]

A Chilly, but Fun Week (Children’s House 2)
The cold weather kept us indoors this week, but we made the most of it with lots of fun work. To prepare for Saint Patrick’s Day, we created paper shamrocks (for luck!) to decorate our classroom, and foam leprechauns and shamrocks (with magnets) to decorate the fridge at home. We enjoyed our first lesson with […]

Children House 1
The children House 1 had so much fun this week. We played a game called Mirror, What DO I See. The children did lots of painting and coloring. We enjoyed lots of outdoor play and enjoyed drawing with chalk and painting on the wall. We also read lots of book this week during circle time […]

We’re all ears! (Children’s House 2)
This week we’ve been sharpening our listening skills, in all kinds of ways! We’ve added a “news period” to our morning circle time, and we are practicing listening carefully to our friends who have something interesting they want to share. We think carefully about the news we’ve just heard, raise our hands, and ask interesting […]