Trinity Preschool Activities for Monday, April 16, 2012

Stay & Play: 

We read "Don't let the pigeon stay up late!" by Mo Willems

We brushed water on paper and drew with markers.

We did "On the farm" a sing a long song with props. and "Went to the pet store" for music.

We did a match skills activity, with sorting and counting.

Willow Room: MWF class

We asked the children if they have the letter S in their name?

We read "Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar" by Clare Jarrett

We are making egg carton caterpillars

We practiced our Mother's Day songs.

We are enjoying our flower shop in our dramatic corner.

We have new yellow play dough.  we also measured our caterpillars to see how big they are getting.

Maple Room:

We read "Where does the butterfly go when it rains?"  by May Garelick

We did a special project at the table for Mother's Day.

We used eye droppers to drip watercolors onto coffee filters; once they dry  we will make butterflies out of them with a clothespin.

We painted at the easel with sponge brushes.

We practiced our Mother's Day songs, and we did The April song.

We did letter X activities.

 Oak Room:

We read "The foolish tortoise" by Eric Carle

We also read "Don't eat the teacher" by Nick Ward

We are using tissue paper that the color will bleed from when wet.  We are putting it on a turtle shape and brushing water over it.  When we remove the tissue paper, the color will have bled onto the paper.

We did "Two little blackbirds", "couch potato pokey", "There was a little turtle who lived in a shell", and "Chicken little".

We did an alphabet matching game in class.