We had so much fun learning about farm animals in the 4s classes during Week #32! We practiced writing our names using feathers and paint.  I think that was a lot harder than they thought it would be.

 In the big room, we corralled pigs (pink balloons) into their pens (hula hoops). The pigs kept getting out so we had to keep trying.  When we were finished everyone got to claim a pig as their own. 

 Last week, we created a Zoo Animals poster so this week we created a Farm Animals poster. 

 The highlight of the week had to have been our field trip to Emmie's farm.  That was SO MUCH FUN!! We got to see Smokey the calf and his mom Snowball.

 There were also goats,

 Otis and two more cows, and some cats.

 There was hay to climb on,

 tractors to climb into,

 and donuts and juice boxes to enjoy.  THANK YOU to the Bellevilles for letting us come and to all of the drivers who helped make it happen!!
The 3s class had some fun this week too.  We started to create our letter and number books and we played with playdough. A couple of them asked about a field trip and I promised them that next year we would take some. 

 We talked about zoo animals during week #31. The 3s class counted, identified, and then ate animal crackers and also played in the rice table with zoo animals.

 The 4s classes painted paper plate lions with forks.

 We talked about the 5 groups of animals-mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. On Friday, we looked through magazines and cut out zoo animals to glue onto a poster.

 To finish off our week, some of us played with some shaving cream on the "donut" table.

 We spent week #30 celebrating Easter.  The 4s classes made finger print crosses which turned out really pretty.

 All of the kids loved the egg hunt in the Big Room.  Each child was instructed to find and count 10 eggs.  Then they opened them to see their treasures and took them home to enjoy.

 On Wednesday, the 4s used clothespins and pom poms to decorate paper eggs which also turned out really well. The 3s class used plastic eggs to stamp paint instead.

 They also enjoyed their egg hunt. They still found ten eggs but we broke it up and only found and counted two or three at a time so that it wasn't overwhelming.

 At the end of our day on Thursday, each child chose a different color of play dough and we played with rolling pins and plastic eggs to make some fun creations.

 The 3s class had some free write time during week #29.  We had the special opportunity to use markers this time.

 Usually we color with crayons like on this math worksheet where we colored 15 balls of yarn for the kitten. We were trying really hard to match the colors AND stay inside the lines.  They did an amazing job!

 We also played in the rice table again this week.  We were practicing our scooping and pouring.

 The 4s classes opened some eggs to reveal a letter inside.  The children had to name the letter inside their egg and also match their letter with the matching upper/lowercase letter that one of their classmates had. Both 4s classes had some free choice time this week where they could choose either the rice table, playing with toys, or painting on the easels.  Many chose the painting.

 During week #28, the 4s class practiced recognizing numbers with this "berry" fun plate game.  As I called out numbers 0-10, the students would find them on their plate and cover them with a pom pom (berry).

 Our letter of the week was Ss and we colored and cut out these snakes.

 Week #27 was another short week due to interesting weather. Our letter was Rr and we read "The Rainbow Fish" on Monday and then created our own rainbow fish with bubble wrap and paint. They turned out so pretty.

 We also learned the colors of a rainbow and practiced putting them in order on a rainbow necklace on Wednesday.

 On Friday we turned the letter R into a rabbit by cutting out ears, feet, a tail, and a face and then gluing them onto the R for the finished product. Not only did we get some cutting practice in, we had fun doing it!

 In the big room, we practiced hopping through hula hoops that were in rainbow order.  Hopping was hard for some of us, but by the end of our practice, we were doing a pretty good job of keeping our feet together.

 We did a fun art project during week #26, based on Piet Mondrian's famous square paintings. After I taped off each paper, the students painted inside each square with a different color.  Then I peeled off the tape and here are some of our amazing creations!

 We celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this week by reading "The Cat in the Hat," "There's a Wocket in My Pocket," and "Green Eggs and Ham." Then each child wrote the letters of their name on white strips and glued them onto red hats for some name practice fun.