Pets are great!! And we are talking about pets this week and the sound of Pp.
Table activities this week are role playing "Pet Shop", washing the dogs, matching pets with their homes and a pet sensory bin. We had alot of fun this morning pretending to brush, walk and feed our dogs and cats.
Small group activities- This morning we mixed dough to make dog biscuits, we then pressed it flat and used all our muscles to cut bone shaped cookies for dogs out of them. Mrs. Schneck is taking the dog cookies home to bake and we will get them on Thursday. On Thursday, we will make a dog house for our puppies out of cardboard and decorate it.
Large motor this week involves tossing a ball to a dog and dancing to "My Dog Rags".
Our Jesus time story this week is about Abraham. Abraham was an old testament believer who was born years after Noah and the ark. God planned to set apart a special people from whom the Savior would be born and Abraham was the beginning of that people. God gave Abraham a promise that he would have more offspring than the stars in the sky or the sands on the beach. When God gave Abraham that promise, he was 90 years old and his wife Sarah was 80 and they had no children.
Finally, when Abraham was 99 and Sarah 89, two angels and the Angel of the Lord (which is the Old testament name for Jesus) came to visit Abraham. He shared a meal with them and they informed him that at this same time next year, he would be holding a baby in his arms. Sarah overheard this and laughed. When the men asked her if she had laughed, she denied it. They told her that her son would bear the name Isaac, which means laughter. Sure enough, Isaac was born within the year!
Even when it seems impossible, God keeps his promises! We can trust Him!
The KDIs we are emphasizing this week are-
Empathy: Children demonstrate empathy toward others.- This includes ours or other's pets. Learning how to nicely treat a pet is great practice in how to nicely treat others. Being kind and gentle and not teasing are all good ways to interact with others.
Pretend play: Children express and represent what they
observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play.- As we pretend to be pet owners, shopkeepers or pets ourselves, we use our imagination muscles!!
A reminder that next week we have the Nankin Mills field trip on Tuesday. There is no school for the rest of the week as the teachers will be in Bay City for a teachers' conference.
Have an awesome week!!
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Nankin Mills field trip
I will have a hard copy sent home on Thursday with each student, just for your information!
On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, preschool will meet at Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, Michigan 48185.
We will meet at 10 am for a program called “Fall Frolic”. I will supply each preschooler with a plain, white t-shirt for a leaf print craft. The cost is $6/child and $2/adult. The field trip includes a program that lasts for about an hour. We will be outside and walking the nature trails, so be sure to wear appropriate gear!
Feel free to stay and play anywhere at Hines Park after our program is over!
Please fill out the bottom of this slip and return it and the payment by Friday, September 29th.
Thanks!
Mrs. Schneck
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Blog for September 19 and 21
Having fun with feathers is our week this week!
We are listening for the sound of Ff, talking about what kinds of animals have feathers and investigating and doing different things with feathers.
This morning at table time we put feathers into the holes of colanders to improve fine motor control. We also had a table for a feather investigation with different types of feathers and magnifying glasses to see those feathers up close. On Thursday, friends will have the opportunity to paint with feathers or string beads on feathers.
For our small group activities this week, we are working alot of fine motor control. Today we cut and glued feathers. On Thursday we will trace the letter Ff with our fingers and glue feathers on in the shape of Ff.
For our large group activities this week we danced and acted like different animals. We will also use our breath to blow a feather during a relay race!
Our books are "Five Little Chicks" by Nancy Tafuri and "The Perfect Purple Feather" by Hanoch Piven.
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on this week are-
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- poking through holes, beading, cutting and gluing.
Building relationships: Children build relationships with other children and adults. - They are doing an excellent job at this. They are playing together, they are cooperating, taking turns, it is great to see!
Our Word of God story this week is the story of Noah. After Adam and Eve were made to leave the garden, people just became worse and worse until there was only one family left who believed in God. This was Noah's family. God told Noah to build an ark and get ready to be onboard for a long time. It took Noah 100 years to build the ark, the other people on earth were given 100 years to come to faith. Instead they made fun of Noah as he built a giant boat nowhere near the water. God had animals come to him, at least two of every kind, to be saved on the ark. When God was ready, he closed the door and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The whole earth was covered with water. Finally, after many days, the ark came to rest on top of a mountain. Noah and his family and the animals came out of the ark when there was enough dry land to support them. The first thing Noah did was to build an altar to give thanks to God for keeping them safe through the flood. God placed a rainbow in the sky as a symbol of the promise that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood.
We do have a change in the next field trip coming up. Our Nankin Mills Fall Frolic field trip which was scheduled to take place October 12th is now taking place on Tuesday, October 3rd. More information about that will come home on Thursday!
Hope to see you at 9:15 at Plymouth Orchards Wednesday!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck
We are listening for the sound of Ff, talking about what kinds of animals have feathers and investigating and doing different things with feathers.
This morning at table time we put feathers into the holes of colanders to improve fine motor control. We also had a table for a feather investigation with different types of feathers and magnifying glasses to see those feathers up close. On Thursday, friends will have the opportunity to paint with feathers or string beads on feathers.
For our small group activities this week, we are working alot of fine motor control. Today we cut and glued feathers. On Thursday we will trace the letter Ff with our fingers and glue feathers on in the shape of Ff.
For our large group activities this week we danced and acted like different animals. We will also use our breath to blow a feather during a relay race!
Our books are "Five Little Chicks" by Nancy Tafuri and "The Perfect Purple Feather" by Hanoch Piven.
Some of the KDIs we are concentrating on this week are-
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- poking through holes, beading, cutting and gluing.
Building relationships: Children build relationships with other children and adults. - They are doing an excellent job at this. They are playing together, they are cooperating, taking turns, it is great to see!
Our Word of God story this week is the story of Noah. After Adam and Eve were made to leave the garden, people just became worse and worse until there was only one family left who believed in God. This was Noah's family. God told Noah to build an ark and get ready to be onboard for a long time. It took Noah 100 years to build the ark, the other people on earth were given 100 years to come to faith. Instead they made fun of Noah as he built a giant boat nowhere near the water. God had animals come to him, at least two of every kind, to be saved on the ark. When God was ready, he closed the door and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The whole earth was covered with water. Finally, after many days, the ark came to rest on top of a mountain. Noah and his family and the animals came out of the ark when there was enough dry land to support them. The first thing Noah did was to build an altar to give thanks to God for keeping them safe through the flood. God placed a rainbow in the sky as a symbol of the promise that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood.
We do have a change in the next field trip coming up. Our Nankin Mills Fall Frolic field trip which was scheduled to take place October 12th is now taking place on Tuesday, October 3rd. More information about that will come home on Thursday!
Hope to see you at 9:15 at Plymouth Orchards Wednesday!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Blog for September 12 and 14
Week two of preschool is off to a magnetic start!!
This week we are playing with magnets. On Tuesday, we experimented with magnetism. We looked at a mixture of items and tried to guess which ones would stick to a magnet and then we tested our guesses. We also looked at the magnetic field and how magnets attract and repel.
On Thursday, we will continue playing with magnets, painting using a magnet to move a nut through paint, making magnetic sculptures which reinforce the idea of a magnetic field, and listening for the letter Mm for Magnet.
Our Word of God story for the week is about Adam and Eve and the first sin. God created a beautiful world and placed Adam and Eve in a beautiful garden where all their needs were provided for! They had all the food they could eat, no weeds grew. They had work to do, but it was a pleasure. God had placed two trees in the middle of the garden, The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. God told Adam and Eve not to eat from those trees. This was a way that they could show their love for God, by doing what he asked them to do. Satan, in the form of a snake, came and tempted Adam and Eve to eat, and they did.
God removed them from the garden so they wouldn't eat from the Tree of Life and live forever in sin. He told them life would be hard for them from now on, but He also promised a Savior who would come, live a perfect life and die an innocent death for all our sins.
Some of the KDIs we are looking at this week are-
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.- what is magnetic?
Vocabulary: Children understand and use a variety of words and phrases. - we do introduce scientific words with explanations just so they have heard the word and they may make a deeper connection later!
An informational slip went home today about the field trip next Wednesday to Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill. We will meet at the Orchard at 9:15 and you are free to stay as long as you like! Please return the slip whether you are going or not, so I have an accurate number and know if we still need to wait for someone for the hay ride!
Have a terrific week!!
Mrs. Schneck
This week we are playing with magnets. On Tuesday, we experimented with magnetism. We looked at a mixture of items and tried to guess which ones would stick to a magnet and then we tested our guesses. We also looked at the magnetic field and how magnets attract and repel.
On Thursday, we will continue playing with magnets, painting using a magnet to move a nut through paint, making magnetic sculptures which reinforce the idea of a magnetic field, and listening for the letter Mm for Magnet.
Our Word of God story for the week is about Adam and Eve and the first sin. God created a beautiful world and placed Adam and Eve in a beautiful garden where all their needs were provided for! They had all the food they could eat, no weeds grew. They had work to do, but it was a pleasure. God had placed two trees in the middle of the garden, The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. God told Adam and Eve not to eat from those trees. This was a way that they could show their love for God, by doing what he asked them to do. Satan, in the form of a snake, came and tempted Adam and Eve to eat, and they did.
God removed them from the garden so they wouldn't eat from the Tree of Life and live forever in sin. He told them life would be hard for them from now on, but He also promised a Savior who would come, live a perfect life and die an innocent death for all our sins.
Some of the KDIs we are looking at this week are-
Experimenting: Children experiment to test their ideas.- what is magnetic?
Vocabulary: Children understand and use a variety of words and phrases. - we do introduce scientific words with explanations just so they have heard the word and they may make a deeper connection later!
An informational slip went home today about the field trip next Wednesday to Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill. We will meet at the Orchard at 9:15 and you are free to stay as long as you like! Please return the slip whether you are going or not, so I have an accurate number and know if we still need to wait for someone for the hay ride!
Have a terrific week!!
Mrs. Schneck
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
First Day!!
Wow! What a first day!!
The only tears that were shed were the ones when our friends had to go home!! We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!
We started out our preschool year by getting used to our routine and by playing with balls. Our letter is Bb this week and we listened for its sound and saw how it was made, we said its sound as we bounced balls, played with beach balls and made ball shapes out of playdoh.
Our table activities this week are playing with balls, painting with balls, pretending with yarn spaghetti and pompom meatballs.
We listened to the book "Froggy Plays Soccer" and talked about the different things they do with the ball, like kick it, head it, but don't touch it with your hands unless you're the goalie. On Thursday, we'll read "Froggy Plays T-Ball" to see what else we can do with balls. Both of those books are written by Jonathan London. During Morning Meeting, we also figured out what number comes next for our calendar, what color it should be and we practiced saying the Pledge of Allegiance. We also talked about our letter.
Next, we planned what to play after we bounced a ball- we are still figuring this out, but it will come!
After play time, we cleaned up! And then we listened to the story of how God created the world.
For small group time, we made balls out of playdoh. On Thursday we will make a Bb page for our journal.
For large group time, we danced with beach balls to the song "Bananaphone" by Raffi.
We ate snack and went to play outside.
It was a terrific day!!
Some of the Key Development Indicators we are focusing on this week are-
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- Playdoh balls and coloring.
Counting: Children count things.- Bounces, days of the month.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Schneck
The only tears that were shed were the ones when our friends had to go home!! We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!
We started out our preschool year by getting used to our routine and by playing with balls. Our letter is Bb this week and we listened for its sound and saw how it was made, we said its sound as we bounced balls, played with beach balls and made ball shapes out of playdoh.
Our table activities this week are playing with balls, painting with balls, pretending with yarn spaghetti and pompom meatballs.
We listened to the book "Froggy Plays Soccer" and talked about the different things they do with the ball, like kick it, head it, but don't touch it with your hands unless you're the goalie. On Thursday, we'll read "Froggy Plays T-Ball" to see what else we can do with balls. Both of those books are written by Jonathan London. During Morning Meeting, we also figured out what number comes next for our calendar, what color it should be and we practiced saying the Pledge of Allegiance. We also talked about our letter.
Next, we planned what to play after we bounced a ball- we are still figuring this out, but it will come!
After play time, we cleaned up! And then we listened to the story of how God created the world.
For small group time, we made balls out of playdoh. On Thursday we will make a Bb page for our journal.
For large group time, we danced with beach balls to the song "Bananaphone" by Raffi.
We ate snack and went to play outside.
It was a terrific day!!
Some of the Key Development Indicators we are focusing on this week are-
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- Playdoh balls and coloring.
Counting: Children count things.- Bounces, days of the month.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Schneck
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