I've decided to do a bug theme with the kids. Every week now I'm talking about a specific kind of bug! Last week we talked about Lady Bugs. The kids had found one in my house and of course were very fascinated with it. You could hear them saying "Where did it come from?" "I thought you vacumed them all up!?!" Well, despite the vacuuming, they still appear!!
This week is all about Spiders! We've been singing our old "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song and I just taught them "Little Miss Muffet!" We've been looking at pictures and books about these things. The kids have also created their own little books about them too! This is actually an easy way to keep their interest....all about bugs!! I had a whole different learning plan for them. But, when the lady bug appeared, I realized this would be more fun for them to learn about. So, the next few weeks will be about bugs! We'll be answering their questions and I'm sure they'll be on the lookout for them everywhere they go!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Fun activities with the Kids
Time gets away from me and I forget to write what we did! Here's a list of a few fun activities from the past week: Getting Ready for Superbowl Sunday, All About Groundhog Day and Making a Friendship Chain.
Getting Ready for Superbowl Sunday was funny. I had lots of football coloring sheets and had the kids cut out a football. Then they got to pick either the Arizona Cardinals or the Pittsburgh Steelers. I wrote their picks on their footballs. Tanner picked Arizona and Megan picked Pittsburgh! We even pretended to play a game of football. Tanner was trying to make it more of a wrestling match! It was hilarious to hear Tanner's Dad find out Tanner had picked Arizona. ( I think He's a Steeler's fan!) When Tanner came back on Monday, his Dad told me all about the game and how Tanner was rooting for the Cardinals. Very cool!
Groundhog day was fun for the kids. We colored pictures of the groundhogs and I told them stories and then the kids acted out what happens on groundhog day.
Making a Friendship Chain was part of my pre-valentines day activities for the kids. We're talking about friends and what they mean to us....Who are our friends...What do we play with our friends? How do we be nice to our friends?
Next Wednesday is our Valentine's Day party! The kids always love party days! (So do I!)
Getting Ready for Superbowl Sunday was funny. I had lots of football coloring sheets and had the kids cut out a football. Then they got to pick either the Arizona Cardinals or the Pittsburgh Steelers. I wrote their picks on their footballs. Tanner picked Arizona and Megan picked Pittsburgh! We even pretended to play a game of football. Tanner was trying to make it more of a wrestling match! It was hilarious to hear Tanner's Dad find out Tanner had picked Arizona. ( I think He's a Steeler's fan!) When Tanner came back on Monday, his Dad told me all about the game and how Tanner was rooting for the Cardinals. Very cool!
Groundhog day was fun for the kids. We colored pictures of the groundhogs and I told them stories and then the kids acted out what happens on groundhog day.
Making a Friendship Chain was part of my pre-valentines day activities for the kids. We're talking about friends and what they mean to us....Who are our friends...What do we play with our friends? How do we be nice to our friends?
Next Wednesday is our Valentine's Day party! The kids always love party days! (So do I!)
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