All week I have been the queen of positive thinking... "Thursday will be a sunny, beautiful day", even despite what the weather channel said {the dreaded "S" word. "Snow" - I should clarify}. Cause, when are they ever right anyway? But, in the end, I was on the phone, rescheduling the farm trip, and planning an EXTRA SPECIAL {"no field trip today"} preschool schedule.
I know from my kindergarten days that cancelling a field trip because of weather DOES NOT GO OVER VERY WELL with our kiddos, but I also know that all sadness fades when they hear the magic word "movie". So we planned to watch "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" at the end of the day.
All turned out well, here in preschool-land, and it was another wonderful day!
Today we:
- practiced forming the letter Dd.
- played in centers.
- sang our Halloween opening song in circle time.
- talked more about Kye - our star of the week (but we'll draw his picture when all our friends return from their sicknesses).
- read a funny {wordless} book called, The Colors by Monique Felix.
- made colorful Fruit Loop necklaces (introduced patterns during this project).
- watched the movie up in the playhouse.
- had show-n-tell.
- celebrated our first snow day with a LETTER SNOWBALL FIGHT!
This is a fun game that the kids ALWAYS love. {You can play it at home}
Materials:
scrap paper
marker
Write a letter on each page. Wad up paper into a ball (snowball). When music starts, so does the snowball fight - we just try to steer clear of throwing at faces. When the music stops, the child picks up the snowball closest to him/her and says the name and sound. Continue playing until you've worn them right out!!!
**keep this game in your 'bag of tricks' its a fun way to learn sight words, and addition facts!
In spite of the weather, we did have a GREAT day!
PS... Stay tuned for Field Trip info, it will either be the 13th or the 20th.
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