I Have An AMAZING Body

Today was our Monday. As expected, some of the kids came in a little clingy, but after a three day weekend early in a new school year that was expected. Soon everyone was playing and having a good time. My day started with me not feeling so hot and headed to the doctor. Ms Jodie was here to play for the day . ( The doctor told me what I expected that I had strep to gargle with salt water and continue antibiotics that another doctor had given me on Sunday. )

This week we will be talking a lot about our amazing bodies and the things we can do. Here is a picture of Ms Jodie looking at the lap top with a small group. They are looking at pictures I have already taken of them this year and finding ways they use their bodies. Such as : Look, there's Emeri and she's using her hands to beat on a drum.

I just love this picture of the boys . Working together at it's best..

Cohen was upset when his mommy left this morning, It didnt take long until we had THIS SMILE!

We could do a year long unit on pets and the children would be happy. They LOVE acting like puppy dogs and kitty cats .

Other things they did today was in circle time they sang " Head , Shoulders , Knees and Toes"

After they got good at that Ms Jodie changed it to " Wrist, Ankle, Forehead, Heel " Whew... I bet that was tough . After just doing their assessments , there are the body parts that most children do not know the names of. Maybe someone should write a song about that. Hey... I know someone that writes songs! :)

This is COLD!~

The "musical ice cube " game was one of the kids favorite activities today. We sat in a circle and passed an ice cube . When the music was playing ( the song HOT HOT HOT!) we passed the ice. When it stopped that person held the ice cube in their hands. After a while, as you would guess, the ice disappeared. We had a great discussion on where the ice went.

The next ice game we played was simple. Each child got their own piece of ice and we blared the music HOT HOT HOT . The goal was to see who could make their ice melt. As you can see from the video the children have learned something about science without even being told. It is something that we just " know". Movement creates energy and " hot". You can also see from the pictures that a couple got smart and took their ice cube to the light table. GREAT thinking!

Another thing we spent a lot of time doing today was cutting snowflakes. I sat at the table and showed them how and then they tried. Making snowflakes is not an easy task. Some were successful - some not so much. As a teacher it reminded me ( yet again ) that we need to spend more time cutting. Scissors are always out but not used as much as the other art materials. When we were finished Jaxson went and got the broom from the dramatic play center and started to clean. Wow.. he will make a great husband some day. I didnt even tell him to do it. Thanks Jaxson!

Today we read " The Biggest and Best Snowman". As I read about the two BIG sisters and the little sister, Anna said " Ms Debbie! This is like the book " The Bumpy Little Pumpkin." YES! It is! The same author and same story line. Wow.. Anna. That is great recall from October.

T. I am taking my mother to chemo and Jodie will help Randy get the kids up from nap and get them snack. Thanks Jody.

Row Row Row Your Boat

Clara reading a book and playing with the new puppets.

New puppets I made from scrap booking materials! Love them!

Book and Puppets!

Clara wrote a note to hang on Jaden's cubby! LOVE IT!

There are new file folder games for the table and to take home. You can check them out just like you do books. Thanks Ellen for helping me finish this project !

A baby wrapped in Rabbit Fur ... someone has been listening! :)

Took the old geo board back out today. The kids really like this and it is great fine motor practice!

Kynley being silly with some of our art materials. Today I put some bulletin board cut outs of a turkey and a cornucopia out on the back of a shelf. Kynley noticed this and said " Ms Debbie, what do we do with this?" This makes me smile. I do believe in making our room beautiful but also a learning environment , so most everything I put out has a purpose and is useful. Thanks for the pat on the back Kynley ! :)

And now.. for the moment you have all been waiting on.. our version of Row Row Row your Boat ! This is a sneak preview, we will be doing it at our feast.

Dad and Me Pumpkin Painting