Pet Store

The best thing about Pre K is the Dramatic Play area. Dramatic play is beneficial on many different levels; social interaction, deciphering fiction from reality, role play, language development, and the use of symbols ( to name a few).
What do you find in a pet store? Fish aquariums, cat/ dog kennels and supplies, and birds among other things.
So, my son and I set to work making an aquarium using foam fish cut outs, sponge pieces and a hot glue gun. We also made a bird cage using a shoe box. My son is the best assistant teacher ever! Pictures of the end resort

Busy, Busy, Busy

We have really been busy in Pre K! Spring is always a great time of year, the kids are blossoming into little readers and writers. Today was the last day of our animal mini unit, coming soon are pictures from our Lazy 5 Field trip (Petting Zoo) and our "underwater" scene project. Enjoy!!

Let's Find Out About It: Color Names Inspired by Objects

LFO: Color Names Inspired By Objects

Still playing around with PowerPoint and making activities for my Pre-K class. This is a simple activity designed to prompt discussion about color names and objects which inspire color names. After I introduce this activity during morning meeting tomorrow, these items will be placed in the writing center. 

Laughter Is Good For The Soul

For about 3 and a half hours today I have been laughing at myself! Why you ask? Well I am attempting to make a rhyming game for my little ones and my computer skills are not as superb as I thought they were.... after looking at several tutorials on YouTube about designing printables with PowerPoint (http://www.youtube.com/user/MrsStanfordsClass?feature=watch) I think I am getting the hang of it.

  Three things I  learned today:
1.  I need to increase my repertoire of graphic art!
2.  I need to increase my repertoire of graphic art!
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3.  I need to increase my repertoire of graphic art!

Since I had to use some clip art for this activity I will only post  pics tomorrow of the activity and not a link for downloading.

Rainbow bulletin board

My pre k bunnies and I had an awesome time making our rainbow hand print bulletin board. Each child took a turn making several hand prints of different colors. This was a great color, tactile, and St. Patricks Day activity.

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Special Thanks

I am so excited , I recently gave my blog a fresh look!!! I am still trying to figure things out in the "blogging world", and everyone has been so helpful sharing their knowledge... special THANKS to Megan over at I Teach. What's your super power? /Blog Baby Blog for all the helpful tutorials and videos,  to Aimee pencils, books, and dirty looks, and Crystal over at Ms. Jones Junction for returning my emails with great advice. Full "blog" Ahead!!! lol