Young Learners: Let's Go To School!

I am blessed to have two preschool classes this year! PreK (Friendly Frogs) on Tuesdays and Early Learners (Busy Bees) on Wednesdays. My Early Learner class is currently full with a waiting list! I couldn't be more thrilled to announce that my preschool is thriving, especially considering that many of the other local preschools are stuggling to keep enrollment up. It seems that when the economy is down, preschool is one of the first things to be cut from a parent's priority list. I am grateful to have a successful program, even in a recession.


Parents, I'm not even going to TRY to paste all of these images in order, so enjoy a smorgasbord of photos today! I took a lot more of the friendly frog class, since my camera died halfway through class on Wednesday, but I managed to snap at least a few of everybody before the batteries quit on me.

I haven't decided yet how I will go about blogging each, since some weeks there will be a big difference between curriculum we do in the separate classes. I can't decide if I want to do separate posts, a combined preschool post, or feature the classes individually and alternate. For now, I'm going to combine into a super post, but in the future, I might do something different. Today, enjoy!

Our first day was about learning school rules, making new friends, and getting to know one another. We shared family photos and talked about our families, homes, pets, and favorite things. We explored the classroom and playground, read our favorite books, checked out the calendar and job chart, and learned a few new songs. It was a great start to a great year! I'm looking forward to learning, laughing, exploring, and discovering with these sweet children every week.

Color: My Favorite Color is...
Shape: Circle
Book: Bring your favorite book, Let’s Share Our Toys By Nancy Parent, The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Share: Bring the photos for your All About Me Page
I am putting together a book to keep in our class library with a page for each of my students. The children love showing pictures of their families to their friends, and the book serves as a source of comfort in our Peace Corner when a child is feeling homesick.

Dramatic Play: Babies, Cars

Fine Motor: puzzles, train tracks

Sensory: I SPY at preschool: a cubby, a carpet square, a calendar, a flag, a friend, a swingset, a snack table, a hallway

Practical Life: I can share with my friends, I can wait in line

Snack: Circle Crackers and apple slices

Gross Motor/Outside Play: Introduce rules for outdoor play. Explore the backyard!

Art: Circle people

Phonics: Letter H. "H says Huh, H says Huh! Every letter makes a sound. H says Huh!"

We started a list of Hh Words in each class.

Friendly Frogs: Hat, Hair, Hungry, Ham

Busy Bees: Hat, Happy Face, Horse

Math & Science: Number 2 and matching puppet pairs

I have a large collection of finger puppets. The children sorted the pile and matched pairs of lions, frogs, monkeys, santa's, ballerinas, bears, etc

Math Language: a Pair means Two

Music & Movement:

Welcome Song: ____ is here today to play, ____ is here today! Let’s clap our hands and shout, “Horray!” because _____ is here today.

The Handwashing Song

My Favorite Song is...

What is Your Name? song