Busy Bees

I love my job.
I LOVE it, I LOVE it, I L-O-V-E it.

I tried to save time and just copy/paste my typed curriculum from Word into Blogger, so I could just add pictures (and my lovely commentary about the activities) but it isn't working. Blogger doesn't like me...or it doesn't like Word. Either way, you're SOL, but here are a few of my favorites from yesterday.

Theme: There are 4 Seasons: Winter

Literature:
Celebrate the Seasons: It's Winter! By Linda Glaser

This is part of a 4 book series we have been reading in class. Each focuses on a different season.

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Nietzel
This book follows the This is the House that Jack Built style of sequenced articles of clothing that a child puts on to go out and play in the snow. The kids had fun doing actions like putting on the mittens, wrapping the scarf and "ziiiiiiiping" the zipper. Cute book, although the enjoy the repetition, it got a little long for this particular age group, and I left out a few pages in the middle to keep their
interest.
This is my favorite picture. I couldn't resist posting it. We bundled up and went outside to play in the last of the snow. How cute are my kids in their little hats, boots, and mittens?! I just want to snuggle them! (which I did. Busy Bees are not lacking in the hugs dept) Pictures like this remind me how little Q is for her age.

Cognitive Activity: We also read a baby Einstein book where Violet takes pictures of things she sees outside. We read the book, then looked out our "weather window" and found the same items (a squirrel, snow, tracks, icicles) in our own winter scenery outside.

Art: Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman...

Handwriting: Writing the Letter L with chalk

Sensory: Ice and Snow
I froze several trays of ice cubes the night before and filled the sensory bin with them. As you can see, the Disney Princess and Dora's Gang joined in the icy fun.

Later, when we went outside, the kids used shovels and a pail to add chunks of snow to the bin.
Fine Motor: Gluing snowflakes on a 4 seasons tree.
With each season we celebrate, the children are given this tree template to decorate. We did apples in summer, and colorful leaves in the fall. In Spring, we'll add leaves and flowers.
I've been hanging onto these to laminate and make them a book at the end of the school session.

Dress Up.
What's not to love about this job?!

Next week: Birds!