TUESDAY, MARCH 29th

Today in Preschool we did a cooking activity for morning snack.  The children went into the kitchen to find all the ingredients: chocolate pudding, milk, and mini M&M's.  We also looked in the kitchen to find the utensils and tools needed.  They used great thinking and problem solving skills to answer the questions "where do you think the milk would be?', and "where would we find spoons?"
  

We used a step by step picture recipe to measure out 3 cups of milk, mix in the pudding, and stir.  We all took turns.  We used this project in our seed unit to make dirt (the chocolate pudding) and plant seeds (mini M&M's).  But the best part was eating it!

Mia is spreading her soil to get it ready for the seeds.

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2011

Today in the Pre-School room we went to the library. The children helped picked out books that they wanted in the classroom. It was nice to see the children excited about books! After we checked out, we sat outside in front of the library, where we read our books. Literacy is a great way for the children to add new words to their vocabulary. Reading lets a child explore their world around them and lets their imagination wonder. In the afternoon we did math with shapes. The children traced the basic shapes, and made flowers out of them. This was a great way to help them learn about shapes.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24th

Today in Preschool we ...

did some science explorations

 We examined the inside of a seed and learned about the parts of a seed, including the embryo, endosperm, and seed coat.

We went for a nature walk and enjoyed some fresh air.