Friendly Frogs Welcome Spring/Five Senses: Touch

Share: Bring something to feel

Dramatic Play: Make Believe-I am a growing flower! I encouraged the children to curl up in a little ball and pretend they are a seed planted "U-U-Under" (U is our letter, this month) the ground. Then the children took turns "watering", or "being the sun" that shines bright, and flashing the lights for a rainstorm. Slowly, the children "sprouted" an arm, and then "grew" (stood) U-U-Up tall to be a beautiful flower!

Literature:

Book: My Five Senses by Aliki (my favorite senses book)
Book: When Spring Comes by Louis Santrey
Book: Spring by Ann Herriges
Book: Feel the Wind by Arthur Durros

Spring is officially here, and the Friendly Frogs spent a lot of time learning and exploring outside, today!

Outside activity: watering the plants

How cute are they?!

Gross Motor: Catching GIANT bubbles!

Science: I found a couple of caterpillars (which are all over the yard right now, we're going to have so many butterflies this year, I should buy the kids some nets). They named them Harry (or Hairy, I didn't ask), and Fuzzy.

Science: Grow! We started a new science unit. The children planted some flowers in colorful pots. The children are going to water them each week and once they sprout (please sprout, little flowers, please.) we will chart their growth.

I love that face!

Math: five rocks in the bottom of the flower pot, five scoops of soil, five seeds, and five secconds of watering. (and hopefully, five days until they sprout!)

Cooking: Popcorn!

Art: Popcorn is popping! The children used glue, popcorn, and paper to create their own Spring "popcorn trees".

Sensory/Vocabulary: The Feely Bag!

I put a variety of textured items (a square of sandpaper, a squishy ball, a prickly hairbrush, a furry dog, a velvety ribbon, a rough rock, and a cold ice pack) into the feely bag. The children took turns reaching into the bag, feeling an item, and telling us how the item feels. This was a great language development activity as the children needed verbal prompts to help them describe what they were touching. "Is it rough or smooth?" "Is it hard or squishy?" "Is it hot or cold?" "Is it scratchy or soft?"

Music and Movement: Popcorn Popping, On a Golden Springtime