Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Ms. Amy's One-Year-Old Class

"Children learn as they play.  Most important, in play, children learn how to learn"- O. Fred Donaldson

Each Fall I get a new group of sweet kids and I'm always amazed
how much they grow and learn in just a few months time.

This is our class' first blog post for the school year, so I have lots of pictures to share
to show you what your children have been doing during our class time.  

 "The child must know that he is a miracle,


 that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been,


 and until the end of the world there will not be


 another child like him"  - Pablo Casals


"If you're happy and you know it...." is one of our favorite songs.





Painting with apples


Painting with shaving cream and splatter painting by shaking a box


Fall sensory and art activities


"Play is the highest form of research" - Albert Einstein

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Mrs. Christy's 3 year olds - Building Project and Fall Fun








Mrs. Christy's class started off the school year with a building project.  We had fun building with many different materials including cups, cardboard pieces, scented play dough, and popsicle sticks.  Who says you can only build with blocks!  Although, we did enjoy building with wood blocks and legos too.
We set up a dramatic play area for the kids to pretend to be construction workers and used hammers to pound golf tees to work our fine motor skills.


Mrs. Amy's Friday class kicked off the Fall season with a science experiment.  We were mesmerized by adding vinegar and baking soda to hollowed out apples.  It makes it even more fun to add food coloring!



Fall is now in full swing and we have been having so much fun with our sensory table.  We have got to experience pumpkin pie play dough, glow in the dark slime, and colored pasta.  We have been practicing counting through play and love being an active part of story time.