More Bugs

Parents:  The field trip note went home today (Tuesday).  Please take note and return as soon as possible.

The crickets are still with us, but Mrs. Whiteman brought in a moth and 3 daddy long legs for us to look at as we came in this morning.  On Tuesday, Abbey brought in a cicada shell for us to look at.  We tried to treat them gently and be quiet so that we did not scare them.

Outdoor Classroom:  We wore our coats and went outside.  Thanks parents for dressing your children for the weather.  Because it was cold, we did not play at the water table.  Instead, we used the scarves and wrist ribbons and ran around the yard pretending that we were butterflies.  The Yellow Group found an earwig and two rolly-polly bugs.  We put them on the table and watched them crawl around.

Circle Time:  Our story was called "A Butterfly Is Born".  It was a BIG book.  It showed the life cycle of a butterfly using huge pictures.  We also looked at the book, "Papi, How Many Stars Are in the Sky?" from the Creative Curriculum.  We looked at the pictures and talked about when we see stars.  We sang all of the bug songs that we could before it was time to line up for snack.

Snack:  Today's snack was bananas.  The children peeled them themselves.  We reinforced the routine of staying at the table until being excused by a teacher.  On Tuesday we also celebrated two birthdays; Ava and Nevaeh.  Happy Birthday!

Play Time:  We painted with fall colors at the easel.  Thank you to Brennan and Sawyer for bringing in some ties and some jewelry.  We will use them in the Housekeeping Center.

Because the children are starting to wear coats, we will start to teach them how to do it themselves.  The 'preschool way' is to lay the coat down with the hood/collar at the feet; put the hands through the armholes; then flip the coat over the head.  Any help that you can give us with reinforcing this new skill would be greatly appreciated.