Trinity Preschool Activities for Friday, September 13, 2013

Oak Room- Pre- K 5 day class

We looked at a giant sunflower that our teacher brought in today.  We took pictures with it too.

We looked at a fresh pineapple and then ate it for snack.

We read "If you give a dog a donut" by Laura Numeroff today.  We also did an activity where we asked the children a story starter to encourage them to think of an extension...
If you give a snake a ....
If you give a puppy a.....
If you give a turtle a....
If you give a bear a ......

some of the answers were :
an apple, he'll want a cupcake
cake, he will want milk
a cup cake, he will want pizza

a donut, he'll want milk
a bone, he'll want water

ice cream, he'll want to eat a muffin
This is a great activity in the car, or when you read a story to ask what they think will happen , or what will happen next.  Encourage your child to think about the possibilities and outlandish is fun.

We did crayon resist names for art.  We wrote the children's names in white crayon on white paper and then gave them water colors to paint over it with.  The crayon resists the paint, so it shows up.  Then the children could draw their own picture with white crayon before painting over it with watercolors.  They loved it.

We did a group time activity of thinking of words that start with the letter A.

We did "Underneath the broomstick" and "Sally the swinging snake" using scarves for our music time.

Maple Room- MWF class

We looked at a fresh pineapple and then ate it for snack.

We read "The kiss box" by Bonnie Verburg

We used potato mashers, egg beaters and whisks to make cool pictures on colored paper.

We had dab a doo painters at the easel.

We did a "find the bird" shape recognition game

We did "The September song", "Way up high in the apple tree", "5 little apples, ", "Teasing Mr. Apple worm", "Today is Monday" and "2 little blackbirds" for music today.

Willow Room: MWF class

We looked at a fresh pineapple and then ate it for snack.

We read "If you take a mouse to school" by Laura Numeroff

We did a group art painting project using kitchen utensils- like potato mashers, egg beaters and whisks.  We had painting at the easel with brushes.

We did a 5 little crayons fingerplay

We sang "hello everybody", "Late last night" and "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" for music time.


Stay & Play

We read "Little White Rabbit" by Kevin Henkes

We  cut up egg cartons into sections with 4 cups in each.  We put a different color of paint in each section and each child got their own paint container.  They could mix the paint, or keep it separate
We did a guessing game, "Which animal is missing?"

We did "moving every day" using ribbons with bells and "Inky Dinky Doo" for music time.  

  

Trinity Preschool Activities for Thursday, September 12, 2013

Oak Room- 5 day pre- k class

We read another one of the "If you..." books by Laura Numeroff "If you give a pig a pancake"

We glued a barn shape onto paper and used animal stampers to add animals to our farm picture.

We made pancakes for snack (to go along with our story)

We did a graph activity.  "Does your name have the letter A in it?  Then we discuss the results, are there more yes or no's, how many more, etc.  We will do this with our letter of the week each week.

We did "Who stole the pancake from the frying pan?" (each child takes a turn coming up and taking a pretend pancake which has their name on it from the frying pan.

We did an Old MCDonald animal sing-a-long using animal props.

We divided the class into small groups and took them to another room to play ABC BINGO. 

Maple Room- Thursday Enrichment class

We read "Llama, llama time to share" by Anna Dewdney

We divided the class into two groups and played games; Color and Shape Bingo and Pop and Win Alphabet Bingo.  We practiced writing our names.

We did the "alphabet phonics song", "the chicken dance", and "This is the way we do it" for music time today. 

Willow Room- Terrific 2's and 3's class

We read "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" by Al Perkins

We fingerpainted with blue paint today.

We used fat chalk on the blackboards.

We used drums during music time and we did Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear/ 2 little blackbirds and Clap, clap, clap your hands for music today.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Oak Room- pre k 5 day class

"We read another one of the Laura Numeroff Books in the series we call "If you...." This one was "If you give a pig a party"  We also read a letter "A" book.

We started our journal notebooks today.  Each child has their own notebook and as we learn a new letter, we write the letter in the book, and either draw a picture of something that starts with that latter, or trace a stencil of something that starts  with the letter.

We decorated party hats at the free art table ( like the story about the Pig and the Party)

We sang "Tap your toe and follow me" and "Deep in the Jungle" (we used drums along with the song)


Maple Room- MWF class

We read "Quick as a cricket" by Audrey Wood

We did self portraits using crayons and markers.  The children looked in the mirrors to see what they look like to draw the picture.

We ad tempra paint and textured brushes at the easel.

We played a color memory game.

We did the September song, "Head, Shoulders", Knees and Toes", "Brown Bear", and "Everybody has a face" for music time today.

Willow Room: MWF class (2nd floor classroom)

We read "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" by Al Perkins

We did fingerpainting with red paint and we had chalk on black paper.

We did "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear", " 2 Little Blackbirds", "Clap, Clap, Clap your hands" and we used drums during music today.  We also did "Five little fingers" fingeplay activity.

  

Trinity Preschool Activities for Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Oak Room- 5 day pre- k class

We read "If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Numeroff and "A pocket full of kisses" by Audrey Penn

We cut out a circle shape, painted it brown and decorated it to look like a cookie.  We are making art displays with the art we made based on these Laura Numeroff books.  We have our cupcakes, muffins, and cookies.

We did our letter A activity today- we have a mystery bag with objects that start with the letter A in it.  The children have to guess what might be in the bag that begins with the letter A.  

We did a phonics song called "ABC letter sounds" and "Jump up, turn around" for music time today.

Willow Room- Terrific 2's & 3's class

We read "Whoever you are" by Mem Fox

We painted using tempra paints and Q-Tips and we had dry erase markers and erasers at the easel.

We did "Brown Bear", "Tap your toe and follow me" and "list of dances" for music time.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Monday, September 9, 2013

Oak Room- Pre K 5 day class

We read "If you take a mouse to the movies" by Laura Numeroff and "The Kiss Goodbye" by Audrey Penn

We are starting our letter of the week and we are beginning with the letter "A".  Today we looked at how to write the letter and the sound the letter makes.  Each day we will do a different activity for the letter.

We painted apples with puffy paint for art.

We did the song "Come and get a smiley face" and each child took a turn coming up to the board to get a smiley face.  We also did "When I was a little fish".

We enjoyed time on the playground today.

Maple Room: MWF Class

We read "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn and "A pocket full of kisses" by Audrey Penn
We talked about class rules.

We did finger painting with red and blue paint; we made hand prints for our "Kissing hand"

We used tempra paint at the easel with thick brushes.

We did the "September song", "months of the year song", "Jump Jim Joe" , "hands are for clapping" for music time.


Willow Room:  MWF class

It was our first full day of class today, and we had a few hesitant children who cried a little; but they settled in quickly.  We read "Clifford's First Day" by Norman Bridwell

We did tempra paint with Q-tips.  We had dry erase and erasers at the easel.

We did "Brown Bear", "List of Dances" and "Tap your toe and follow me" for music today.

We talked about our classroom rules.  We did a calendar activity and weather activity- which we will do each day.  

Stay & Play: 

We read a BIG BOOK- Fredrick by Leo Lionni

We used watercolors to paint on white paper- BIG SHEETS

We did The freeze dance using scarves, and we played A rainbow color game.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Friday, September 6, 2013

Oak Room: 5 day Pre-k class

We read "If you give a moose a muffin" by Laura Numeroff and we read "The kissing hand" by Audrey Penn.

We cut long strips of paper into little snips and glued them onto a muffin shape to look like sprinkles.

We did the "Pirate song", The Muffin shop" and "The September song" for our music time today.

We enjoyed running around on the playground.

We are learning about our room and about the classroom rules too.  

Maple Room: MWF class

We had our first full day of class with the kids today and it was a great day.  We read "Rainbow Fish" by Marcus Pfister

We painted fish shapes with watercolors at the art table and we had fish shapes with glitter paint at the easel.  

We did "The September song", "Pet Store by my hose", 5 little fish tease Mr. Shark", "When I was a little fish", The Pirate song" and The Freeze dance" for music time today.  

We reviewed our classroom rules and talked abaotu sharing.  We did a number game called "Find the fish" numbers 1-5 (we hid a little fish behind numbers 1-5 and the children took turns guessing which number it was hiding behind.  We introduced "Sally the centipede" (a counting by 1's and 5's activity).

Willow Room:  MWF class

We had our split day today with half the class coming each hour.  We do this to help the children with their school adjustment.

We read "Spot goes to school" by Eric Hill

We painted with thin brushes and watercolors on white paper.

We had magnetic shapes at the easel.

The children were given time to explore the areas of the room including the dramatic corner, blocks, science, and table activities.

We did "Little Fish" and "Brown Bear,

Trinity Preschool Activities for Sept. 3, 2013

Oak Room- (Pre- K 5 day class)

We had our first day of class in our Pre- K room- our Oak Room

We are reading the books by Laura Numeroff and today we read "If you take a mouse to school".
We also read Llama Llama Time to share" by Anna Dewdney

We painted a key shape to decorate our classroom door.  We put the key shape in a box and rolled prickle balls dipped in paint back and forth across the key to paint it.  

We talked about our classroom rules and learned about our classroom materials.  We did a group time activity with our name tags- we took turns going up to the magnet board and put our name next to the beginning letter of our name.  

We did "Rhythms on parade" and used rhythm sticks while we paraded around the classroom.  We also did a "We share rhyme".

We had a great first day and this will be a wonderful year in our class. 

Willow Room:  Terrific 2's & 3's class

We divided the class into two groups and each comes for half the morning.  This helps the children with the separation process.

We read "Spot goes to school" by Eric Hill

We painted using brushes and water color paints.

We had magnetic shapes at the easel. 

We did "little fish" and "Brown Bear, Brown bear for music time today.  

We had table activities out, blocks, the dramatic corner open and the children were able to explore the room and learn about our classroom,