I am so excited that I was able to complete the mural I have wanted to do since we moved into our new house. My good friend Coley sketched this and painted it for me. She is so good and I was so excited when it was done. I kept going downstairs to look at it over and over again because I love it so much! Thanks Coley. :)
T is for Tower
T is for Trees
My favorite book!
We talked about all the parts of the tree.
And made a little snack to go with it. I tried to find the alphabet cereal to go along with the book Chicka Chika Boom Boom but couldn't find it anywhere. Let me know if you ever see some. :)
I love this tree, she drew all her family underneath it having a picnic.
T is for transportation.
We also got dirty making tracks with all of our different vehicles.
Afterwards we gave the cars a car wash in the bathroom tub.
We played a version of red light, green light for PE. I would call out an action they had to practice (i.e. hop on one foot, jumping jacks, crawl like a snake, etc.) and would flip the light back and forth. We even sang our ABC's with it. They loved this game.
T is for Turtles
We read the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare" and discussed the moral, Slow and Steady Wins the Race .
Afterwards we made these fun turtles out of coffee filters.
This recipe is SO EASY! and YUMMY! You should make it sometime. Turtle bread is always a favorite. I made the dough the night before and added some green food coloring. Then stuck it in the fridge overnight. We just had to shape the dough and let it rise and then bake it.
Turtle Bread Recipe
U is for Underground
We made a list of all the things we could think of that lived underground. They even thought of things I didn't. I love that some of them even included pipes and water. We practiced cutting grass and then made our own underground pictures.
A new book I got. It was pretty funny.
Our Underground snack. Always a favorite. Dirt pudding cups.
Easter
We had a really fun week, and even had an egg hunt. Here are just a couple of the things we did.
Practiced Lower and Uppercase letters matching eggs.
Learned all about the Chicken Life Cycle and made a diagram to show each phase.
The kids filled up the warm fuzzy jar. It is a jar that they earn hearts for doing good things that make Ms. Julie feel warm and happy inside. So they got to make a fun little Chick treat at the end of the day.
We also watched this fun video about the book called Rabbit Duck
Rabbit Duck Video
Afterwards we made our own predictions of what we thought the picture was.
Then we made a bunny, duck craft. I love doing this one and the kids love that they get to make both of them.
We attached a little poem.
V is for Volcano
Volcanoes are always a favorite! We made letter V volcanoes. They loved putting lots of lava on them.
Finished products.
Then we made our own mini volcanoes. Just a pan of baking soda and cups of colored water and vinegar. They used eye droppers and watched them start to erupt.
At the very end we dumped the rest of the cups in and then they really started to fizz. This was for sure a favorite activity.
We made Strawberry Volcanoes for a snack. We dipped the end of the strawberry in melted chocolate and then I had cut open the tips. We put some whipped cream erupting out of the strawberry. These were super yummy. They would be fun to make for a party.
We have been having so much fun! It is hard to believe how quickly this year has gone by. I love the excitement they always have and how much they help me to still feel like a kid.
