Fun with paint

Painting is always a big hit. All of the kids get so excited to paint. On this day we painted letter O.

Filed Trip

 Our filed trip to Bronson's Apple Orchard.

 Climbing the fence. Soren, Westin, Rylan, Jason, and Cade

Eating our apples that we picked and making apple juice. Only Rylan and Soren liked the homemade fresh apple juice.

Meet the Kiddos

 Westin is the only girl in our class. She is a joy to have and very sweet.

 Cade is four. He is very active and always wants to play outside. He always wins the running races that we have when we play outside.

 Soren is the littlest one. He is a big stinker but so much fun in the class. I keep telling the other kids that they have to show Soren how to be a big kid; and it seems to work. I tell the kids that they have to sit still and then Soren will.

Rylan is a cute boy. He is three years old. He tries so hard to do a great job - and he does. He loves to sing and he is best one to sit still during story time. He listens to the story so well and always asks questions.

Jason is three too. Jason is a smart boy and a good boy. He knows the alphabet and is working on letter recognition. On some days he loves that I am his teacher and on other days not so much.

New Year!

Preschool has gotten off to a fantastic start. The kiddos are learning the routine. When the kids first come in the morning we have story time. We talk about the story, discuss new words, figure out what happens first, second, and last. After story time we learn a new letter. Every day we learn a new letter and review the old ones. All of the kids know the alphabet song but are still working on letter recognition. We talk a lot about the sounds each letter make. At home take the time to point out letters and the sounds that they make. After we get through the alphabet we will be learning the letters again. We will start that after Thanksgiving break. We will take two days to learn the letters then. After the kiddos write their letters and do a letter activity then we have some activity time until all of the kids are finished. During this time the kids get to play blocks, matching games, iPad games and more. When everyone is finished then we do circle time, which is the calendar, weather, alphabet, nursery rhymes, and the Pledge. We finish up circle time with some math. Right now we are working on number recognition with numbers 1 -10. And then it is play time. While it is play time, I get the snack ready. We have been playing and eating our snack outside since the weather was nice. When it is cold or the grass is wet then we will play inside. We we are finished we have a lesson. The lesson is what is printed on the calendar. With the lesson we might play a game, read a book, watch a movie clip, or some thing the the kids get excited about. And then we finish up the day with songs. I hope that this helps you understand what is happening at preschool each day. I love to teach the kids and they are wonderful.

Super Reader, Alpha Egg Hunt

At preschool we have a super reader. The kiddos take turns being the "super reader" and wearing a super hero cape. The super reader help me make a sentence and then they read it to the class, and then the other kids will read it back. It is a lot of fun for the kids and they are starting to learn the basics on how to form a sentence.

For our Easter party the kiddos hunted Easter eggs that were filled with letters in them. We found both uppercase and lowercase letters and then we put them in order on a poster board.

Today was Earth day and we learned about giving presents to the Earth such as saving power and water, picking up trash, and planting flowers. Each kid was able to plant a flower in a pot and take it home.

Wow! time flys

I can't believe that April is half way over. This school year has been so fun and crazy. The preschool kiddos have learned so much. We learned about letter W today. We only have three more letters and sounds to learn.

We also talked about the Tortoise and the Hare today. I want the preschool kids to never give up when they are trying to accomplish something. They are the greatest kids in the world.

Preschool for 2011-2012

Next year I am teaching preschool from 9:20 am - 11:50 am, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. It will be $65/ month with a materials fee of $25. Please pass the info on. Thank you!