Make your own colored glue for art projects

We make our own colored glue by using dried out markers and regular school glue.  You can also add food color to glue or liquid water colors to make colored glue, but this is a fun way to reuse something to create something new.  

Save dried out markers to color regular store bought glue.  Use a couple of "tips" from the markers for each bottle.  You can even mix colors to get creative.

Use a pliers to pull the dried out tip out of the markers.  Sometimes when they are too dry, they will crumble, but most pull out easily.

This is what the tips look like when you pull them out.

Just drop it in the bottle, it takes a few days and it helps if you turn the bottle in different directions to mix it up.  

This is how it looked the next day.

Use it to make creative designs 

You can even make fold over prints with it.  The kids like to just squeeze all the different colors onto sturdy paper or save cereal boxes for an art base.

School start dates fall 2013

Trinity Preschool classes will be starting September 3 and 4 with orientation dates.  I have mailed out all of the information packets to currently enrolled families. 

 I also emailed all currently enrolled families, so if you did not receive an email from me today, then I don't have your correct email address.  Send me an email to TrinityPreschool@aol.com.  Check your spam box too.

Water Wall and rain gutter ramps means Summer camp fun with water play

We made this water wall by attaching tubes and bottles with the bottoms cut off to a peg board with zip ties.
It is secured to the table with bungee cords and is sitting in a plastic tub with water in it.  

This is one of our sand tables with two rain gutters propped up on a picnic table and on top of foam pieces secured with bungee cords.  The children put boats, balls, plastic ducks, etc in the gutters and pour water in the gutter using the cups and tennis ball tubes.  They also use the tubes to catch the balls and boats as they come down the ramps.

We added a variety of small balls, some get stuck in the bottles and can even block the water.  We placed the bottles and tubes at various angles too to create more challenges.

May 28, 2013- check out pinterest

I am planning to recap the last few weeks of school and also will post about our wonderful summer camp activities when it starts on June 11.  I also plan to do some more pictures of activities and write about how we do some of our themes.  I also encourage those looking for pictures of classroom activities, art ideas and bulletin boards to check out our pinterest page at http://pinterest.com/preschoolmp/

For now, the teachers are back at school cleaning and organizing for fall!  Have a wonderful summer, keep reading, keep being excited about learning.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Thursday, May 16, 2013

Willow Room- Terrific 2's and 3's 

We listened to a book on  CD called "A color if his own" by Leo Lionni

We asked the children "Do you have a garden?"

We painted with flower sponge shapes to make our own flower gardens.  We had spring stencils at the easel with markers.

We did "I like my hat", 'From seed to plant", and "sticky bubble gum"for music today.

We read a 10 little lady bugs book and we played a color game of which color flower is the bee hiding behind?

Maple Room: 

We read "It looked like spilt milk" by Charles Shaw

We played an alphabet bingo game based on chicka chicka boom boom and we did  math addition game as well.

We did "Can't sit still" and "clap, clap clap your hands" for music today.

Oak Room:

We read "One rainy day" by M Christina Butler and "Ella, of course" by Sarah Weeks

We did an ABC chart, each child glues pictures of things that start with the letter in the right spot to complete our chart.
We painted an umbrella shape and then we sprayed it with water to see what would happen.

We had roll on painters at the easel.

We did "Leaky umbrella", and a fun, fun song called "I know a chicken"

We had out a patterning center, a phonics box, match the beginning letter to picture, and ABC magnets out.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Willow Room:  MWF class

We read "Muncha, Muncha, Muncha" by Candace Flemng and G Brian Karas

We asked the children "Do you have a garden at home?

We painted with fruit shape sponges to make fruit baskets.  We had spring shaped stencils at the easel.

We did the song "From seed to plant" (the tune is the farmer in the dell); "I like my hat", and "Sticky bubble gum" for music time.

we looked at things that start with the letters X,Y and Z. We did a hyme "Five buzzing bumble bees.

Maple Room- morning class:

We read "The best nest" by PD Eastman

We made bird feeders using biscuits and bird seed.  We had turtle shapes at the easel with green glitter paint, glue and tissue paper.

We did The May song, we used instruments and did "Old MC Donald had a band" and "Tap your toe and follow me" for music time.

We looked at a areal bird's nest and played a color game of "Where is the rainbow?"

Maple Room- afternoon class:
We read the XYZ books and we worked in our books on those letters.  We also read the book "The best nest" by PD Eastman.  We had paint and brushes at the easel.

We did animal actions, wheels on the bus using ABC's for music time.

Oak Room: pre- k class

We read "The Berenstain Bears Go Green" and we read "Bear wants more"

We painted with green peppers cut in half crosswise, they look like flowers.

We did "animal actions", "tommy thumb is up" and the May song" for music time today.

We have a garden center in our dramatic play area.

Stay & Play:

We read "Corduroy goes to the beach" by Don Freeman

We painted using egg whisks and primary colors of paint.

We did "As I was walking to town" and "Shake a friend's hand" for music time.

We played a color game of find the bee hiding behind the colored honey pot.

Trinity Preschool Activities for Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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

We read "Baby Bird's First Nest" by Frank Asch

We asked the children "Have you ever seen a real bird's nest?" and we looked at a real bird's nest.

We did fingerpainting with blue and white glitter paint.  We had watercolors at the easel.

We sang "The pirate song", "Tommy Thumb", and "Swimming Fish" 

We did some rhymes about turtles and rabbits.

Oak Room_ Pre- K class

We read "Mortimer's First Garden" by Karma Wilson and "Bear feels sick" also by Karma Wilson

We cut out a sun flower shape and we also planted sun flower seeds in a cup.

We did "Put your finger on", "There was an old lady",&  "Come and get a smiley face" for music time.

We also read "Miss Spider's Cloudy day in a sunny patch"