Tot School 3-21-18 Animals

We had so much fun learning about animals and colors today in tot school.  We pulled out the folding table play house and played a million rounds of "peek-a-boo".  We also played with the animal hand and finger puppets pretending they were walking around, making animal noises, and going in and out of the play house.  There were so many books to be read and toys to be played with!

Almost everyone tried out the balance board.  It's so fun to see them try to stand on it and lean from side to side!

Tot School Thursday - Pets (and bugs!)

We had such a lovely last day of Tot School Thursday today.  We got to talk all about pets.  First thing this morning we started coloring and putting together our TP roll pets.  Everyone made a dog today.  Some of them ended up as striped dogs and some were left more white because other fun things were happening :)

 We practiced sitting on our green mats and listening to stories.  We read all about pets and practiced petting and gently scratching our stuffed animal pets.

 Then we headed outside for snack time of pretzels and applesauce.

 We learned how to sit on the bug bouncers even though we have little bodies.  It was so fun to watch them play with these!

 Still working on snack...

 We also played with the play-dough and scissors.  Keep practicing those scissor skills at home!

 We learned how to play the bug spray game for the bug party tonight.  We needed to fill up the bugs with water and spray off the bugs on the chalkboard.

 We also got out our sensory activity.  Today we played with water beads.  They are really fun to explore.  They're all squishy and wet yet feel a little like marbles.  I think everyone liked them.

 Ye-ha!

 I tried to get a class picture toward the end of the day but it didn't go so well.  I should have done this first thing before we were tired from the day.  They still are so super cute!  "Cute as a bug" you might say.  I'm so glad I get to have so many of them join me again in the fall.  Have a great summer little ones!

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 :)