All About Snowflakes

Monday was a day full of snow fun. Even though it was too cold to go outside, I spent a good deal of the morning talking about snowflakes and snow. I read Tracks in the Snow and Winter Poems and Froggy's Best Christmas. (The last title was handpicked by Martin.)

I had this great idea of having them cut out a snowflake pattern out of folded paper. But, I quickly realized that the snowflake pattern was too intricate for the preschoolers. So, I improvised with a folded up coffee filter which I drew the lines on. That worked great! Tanner and Megan were very pleased with their snowflakes! I asked them if they wanted to create another one. But, no that one snowflake taxed their hands and scissor skills!

I also brought into the house a handful of snow....the kids were mesmerized by it. Mostly Tanner wanted to eat it! But, I had them pick out snowflakes. That was very enjoyable to watch. They loved it too!

Teddy Bear Picnic

Greetings! It's been awhile since I've posted anything. Last Thursday was a no school day and very cold 45 degrees below zero! I was planning on doing a Teddy Bear Picnic later in the month. But, when I realized how cold it would be, I decided to move the Teddy Bear Picnic Date up. Every child brought their teddy bears. Some were old and some were new. Each bear had a name like "cookie", "sparkles", and "feather". They played with them throughout the morning-getting very upset if anyone touched or took their bear! Then we had our Teddy Bear Picnic for lunch. I laid out a huge blanket and had sandwiches ready for the kids. They all ate on the blanket with their teddy bears-pretending to feed them too. Mostly they were feeding them fruit snacks! I have this great song by Trout Fishing in America called "Teddy Bear's Picnic." I must have played that song about 20 times! The kids danced with their bears to that song. We also chanted/sang to"Going on a Bear Hunt" and "The Bear Went Over The Mountain". I wish I had pictures to share. .. but my digital camera is still on the blink.....
Next up: "All About Snowflakes"