
Wonderful watermelons
We spent the morning reading about watermelons, tasting and creating watermelons in our preschool classroom!
I spend a lot of time reading the very best children’s books I can find and then build on the ideas, characters, or illustrations from those books. The goal of each read-aloud experience is to help young children develop a love for reading and to build connections between reading and their everyday world.
We spent the morning reading about watermelons, tasting and creating watermelons in our preschool classroom!
When I told the children that they actually can have eight legs like an octopus, they told me that this could not be possible. So I had to show them that they could!
We have been exploring a broad range of under the sea and water type activities and one of our mornings was spent exploring and making the popular sea creature called an octopus!
For our exploration in boats, we read the book Little Tug by Steven Savage and then the children were invited to make two different types of boats.
Extending our pirate story with a few props for dramatic play and story telling…
Exploring bubbles in a bottle gave us a unique way to explore many new scientific and engineering terms in our preschool classroom.
This week, we brought out the levels and have been exploring balance in preschool.
Here is my secret recipe for helping the preschool-age children in my class take care of our classroom books!
A fun way to get preschoolers thinking and talking about letters and numbers while having fun with a little drawing and block play too!
We read the delightful little story You be You by Linda Kranz and enjoyed creating our own colorful rocks in preschool.
After reading the book “A Rainbow of My Own” the children explored the process of making these beautiful but simple abstract rainbows!
Using our whole bodies to weave through this beautiful rainbow made by our preschool students.
Reading the wonderful children’s book, “Red and Yellow’s Noisy Night” and making our very own DIY Strummies!
The book Ain’t Gonna Paint No More inspired us to create a beautiful mural on our classroom wall.
The children painted colorful designs on their arms after reading the book “Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen Beaumont.
After reading the delightful book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, we were inspired to paint our very own owl babies.
Have you ever noticed the similarities between road maps and mazes? We are exploring the connection between the two this week in preschool.
Read Across America day; I am sharing our parent reading experiences along with some terrific books our parents are reading in preschool…
Come and explore Indiana then scroll on down to check the other posts being shared by my fellow bloggers about their own states in “Booking Across the USA!”
Preschoolers love to investigate and make new discoveries. When our snack came up missing, I knew just who to call on to help us solve the mystery.
Exploring the process of mitten weaving and extending our understanding of where mittens come from.
Reading and reenacting the Three Little Kittens through fine motor play!
A fun way to change up the painting process is by offering different materials to paint with. We’ve had fun painting with mittens this week.
Exploring design, shapes, and colors as we explore the book “I See a Song” and the making of our own kaleidoscope designs in preschool!