This was a very fun week! We had a Pancake and PJ party to celebrate Teacher Thaovy's last week with us before her maternity leave. The children took pride in making cards for Teacher Thaovy to share with her baby! The children wrote many nice things, like what they wanted to teach the baby, what they wanted to name him and what they were going to miss about Teacher Thaovy too.
Cooking activities are always a hit in our class! All the children love to be at the cooking table and love to follow the recipe. I'd say that cracking the eggs is a favorite of the children's and they are getting better at not getting the shells in! :) The children love to measure and count how many cups we need.
They also like to count when their friends are stirring. Lots of practicing math in cooking!
The BEST part - eating the pancakes!
YUMMY!
Pancakes, Syrup, and Whip Cream
One of our favorite sensory activities --GAK!
WOW!!!
Drawing in our journals what we see in our butterfly net.
Teacher Thaovy bringing out our butterflies to set them free. We have been watching them transform from caterpillars all the way to butterflies and it has been the most beautiful transformation to watch and be a part of. The children as a group would observe the caterpillars everyday and a different child would draw and explain what they saw that day.
C is overlooking the butterflies waiting for them to fly out. We had 5 butterflies but only 4 survived. One had a messed up wing and didn't make it :( We put it in our science area so that we can check it out.
Outdoors planting with Teacher Sandi
Step 1-- Fill up pots with dirt
Step 2 -- Poke 4 holes for seeds
Step 3 -- Plant seeds in the holes
Step 4 -- Cover the seeds with more dirt
Step 5 -- Watering
Step 6 -- Wait patiently until they start to sprout and then watch them grow and grow and grow.
We had a lot of fun planting lettuce seeds and wild flower seeds. Which one will sprout up first? Feel free to have your child show you their plants - they are in the corner of the yard blocked by the table to try and insure their safety outdoors. :)
Hugs,
Teacher Kristina
