Rain, Rainbows, Mud and Worms in Tot School

We had such a fun day in tot school this week!  We love talking about rain, rainbows, mud and worms.  We sang the song, "Herman the Worm" from the tot pack over and over.  They thought it was hilarious. 

We read a bunch of books and then pulled out the compost worms at the kitchen table. Next, we headed outside to find the mud kitchen ready to be worked in. 

 There was so much "work" going on.  They were stirring and pouring and scooping and playing in the mud and water.  Last year a few kids spent the day over at the playhouse.  I don't think anyone made it that far into the yard this year, they were too excited about all the work to be done with the mud.

What a great day of learning and hard work!

Tot School Thursday - Mud and Worms

Mud and Worms day is always so much fun.  We also learn about rain and rainbows on this day and get to do a few fun activities with colors.  I love this small motor skills game that we played when everyone arrived.  I put circle stickers in different colors on a container and then drilled a hole through the middle.  Kids put short pipe cleaners through the holes that matched the pipe cleaner color.  It was so fun and easy!

 We also were worms crawling through the tunnel.

 They are all getting really good at starting a "group story time" idea.  They each get to sit on a green spot and participate in the reading.  They are growing up!

 Snack time!

 Next we got to look at the compost worms that our my families "pets" :).

 Outside we went to find the mud and the water.   This class seemed to love the water the most.

 The rest of the pictures really speak for themselves :)

Mud and Worms - Tuesday

Mud and Worms day is so much fun.  Certainly a favorite of mine.  I apologize that this post is SUPER heavy in the picture department,  I just couldn't resist!

 We started the day inside wiggling through the tunnel like worms and putting short pipe cleaners into a large container.

 I had put circle stickers in each of the rainbow colors on the side of this big container.  Then I drilled holes in the middle of the circles.  Kids took pipe cleaners and put them into the container through the hole that matched the pipe cleaner's color.  They really loved this game and were great at putting one in and then passing it around the table to take turns.

 We read quite a few books about rain, worms and mud.  We've been practicing sitting on our green spots so those that go to preschool next year are accustomed to the routine.

 Snack time of crackers and applesauce.

 We all sat at the kitchen table to check out our worms.  That big tub in the middle is our composting worm box that lives in our house.  The worms eat all our scrap food and give us awesome compost for our garden.

 After holding the worms we headed outside to play.  This class was particularly interested in the water pool.  There were a couple kids who got in the water in the beginning and didn't get out until their moms convinced them too :)

 A little mud art on the swimming pool.

 We also had a few rainbow and color activities in the yard.

 There were a couple girls who just LOVED the squishy bags.

 We mixed blue and red together to make purple, red and yellow to make orange and blue and yellow to make green.

 Towards the end EH decided that the mud pool was awesome enough to stay and play in.  I'm so glad someone decided to take a chance on it!