Wednesday, March 5th

It was an exciting morning at Miss Patty's! There was a knock at my door and we all ran to see who it was. There was a woman here to deliver ten (or more) helium filled balloons. Harrison's grandma and grandpa had them delivered here because it was Harrison's 5th birthday! There was a note that said "share these balloons with your classmates". Excitement (and balloons)filled the air!

There were some new/used toys here today also. I have a tub of Rescue Heroes and their many vehicles. My boys used to love to play with them when they were younger. They were a big hit with your kiddos! Of course the old Matchbox cars, race tracks, and blocks to build tunnels are still their favorites! They have come a long way over the past few months. They share so well now and are very considerate of each other........almost ALL of the time! :)

We did our usual calendar and alphabet activities. They guessed how many noodles were in the guessing jar and then the birthday boy counted them out for us. There were 19!

We talked about the letter "E" and about eggs today. They made the letter "E" on paper eggs using four strips of paper. Then we painted paper eggs with colored sweetened condensed milk. This milk "paint" makes very pretty eggs! I didn't send them home with the children however, because they take a long time to dry and are very sticky while still wet. Look for them next week!

For a science project we looked at real eggs. We started with a raw egg. We talked about and examined the shell, the egg white (albumen), and the yolk. They poked at the yolk and felt the slippery egg white. THEN, we examined a hard boiled egg. All of the parts were still there but they were very different. They got to hold the yolk in their hands.

The fun with eggs continued right through snack time! Harrison did not know that I was planning on an egg theme for the day but he showed up with a birthday treat in the shape of.....you got it......EGGS! He brought delicious jello jiggler eggs! Thanks Harrison!

We read several stories. They all LOVE to be read to and I LOVE reading to them. They are very good listeners. We all did a number puzzle together and then it was time to bundle up and head home.

February 27

All four of my preschool friends were here today! Yay! We celebrated Garrett's 4th birthday. He brought cupcakes, teddy grahams, AND string cheese. If you were wondering why your child wasn't hungry for his/her lunch.......now you know!

We counted all the way to 27 on our calendar today.....whew! We always sing the alphabet and find the first letter of our names. Then we play "missing letter". All of the alphabet letters are on the board and each child gets to take one away while the rest of us close our eyes. Then we sing "Oh, what letter is missing? Oh, what letter is missing? Oh, what letter is missing? I wonder what it is?" Sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow". They love this game.

We have a new "game". We guess/estimate the number of items in a jar and then the helper gets to count the items. Today we had 8 cotton balls in the jar and the birthday boy guessed the exact number!

We talked about the letter "P" and they each made a plate full of "p's"........yes, this is meant to be confused with a plate full of "peas"! They thought this was a great trick!

We talked about circles, triangles, squares and rectangles. Then they used these various shapes to create a shape person. One little friend was not at all interested in doing this.......until I changed the directions and told him that his could be a shape MONSTER.......he was all over that! :)

The kiddos worked on their fine motor skills when they made necklaces from noodles that they had to string onto a length of yarn. This was much more difficult than it looks. After they got the hang of it they were good to go!

We read "The Three Little Pigs" and they loved it! An oldie but a goodie! They wanted me to read it twice. The second time through we ALL used our deepest "wolfy" voices when we threatened to huff and puff and blow the houses down. And of course we all used our best pig voices to say "not by the hair on our chinny-chin-chins"!!!
These kids LOVE to be read to and love to snuggle up close. I miss this with my own kids so reading to your kids on Wednesday mornings is a real treat for me! Olivia reads to me now.......sniff....sniff!

We did some exercising, played with the parachute, built a tunnel for the cars, played "doctor" with one doll and two teddy bears, played pizza delivery guy and beauty salon, and then, before we knew it, it was time to go home! See you next week!

Hi! I am still trying to figure out how to "blog" so bear with me please. I posted a blog just minutes ago but failed to add pictures. There is probably some way to go back and edit my post but.....you got it.....I can't figure out how! So I will just ad them now......better late than never! The pictures are the best part!

Finally, a Wednesday without a snowfall! The past two Wednesdays my preschool friends did not make it to my house due to school delays and cancellations. What a winter we have had....and there are two more months of winter ahead of us....ugh!

This Wednesday, February 13th, we talked about Valentine's Day of course and the letter "V". We did some string painting on large red hearts. This was not our only "messy" project. We also made bird feeders for our feathered friends. The kids spread peanut butter over bagels (and a great deal of it over their tongues), pressed the bagels into a pan of birdseed, and threaded a loop of yarn through the hole. Ta Da! Happy messy kids.....fat happy birds!

We read and sang Old MacDonald's Farm by Jessica Souhami. Ask your kiddo what "creature" was at his farm that said "beep, beep". We also read "If I Had a Hippo..." which is full of rhyming words. We came up with many of our own rhyming words and made-up words.

We played an alphabet game and a matching game but the most fun they all had was when we brought out the parachute! Ask them what we did with the parachute!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! See you next week......I hope!

Wonderful Wednesdays

Last week we popped popcorn in the hot air popper so we could use ALL FIVE of our SENSES! We could feel the warm air coming out of the machine. We could hear the popping....slowly at first and then very fast as we watched the fluffy white popcorn come pouring out. It smelled delicious and after adding a little butter and salt we gobbled it up!