Ice

We had "snow" much fun today exploring ice and having a little bit of fun with snow as well.  We learned a lot about ice today and even did our very first science experiment.  We explored ice to see how it felt.  The kids decided the best way to describe ice was "cold, freezy, slippery, and wet."

Then we read a story and sang a song about ice, learning how it melts when it gets warm out.

Then came the fun part, we performed our first experiment!  We used syringes to suck up warm water out of a bowl, and then we squirted the warm water onto our ice and watched it melt away!  Boy was it fun!

                                     

We also learned about the letter "I", the sound it makes, and brainstormed some words that started with I.  Then we had fun making icicles on I.

Then we took a break from all the ice and revisited snow.  We had a big bucket of "snow" and the kids were able to play with the snow however they saw fit.  It was so much fun to see their little minds working. Some made snowmen, others enjoyed throwing it in the air and watching it fall, some made snowangels, and many of them just enjoyed collecting as much snow as they could!  It really was "snow" much fun.

All in all it was a great day with a great group of kids!

I can't wait to see  you all next week.

Snow

It was so much fun being back at school!  We had a blast exploring and learning about snow and the letter "S".

We started off the day with our own special snow (shaving cream) all over the table!  It was so much fun watching some kids just dig right in while others would just stick their finger tips in it.  Either way it was a great way for the kids to work on their fine motor skills and get all those little muscles warmed up and ready for some writing!

Then we got even messier with paint!  We made a sponge paint snowman and a fingerpaint S. 

We even opened up the art easel with paint for the very first time this year!!  And boy did they LOVE it!

Our winter party was a big success.  We made a snowflake out of pretzle sticks and marshmallows, and it was so neat to see all the different snowflakes they all made.  They are a very creative bunch of kids.

But, by far the best part of the day was being back with friends.

Merry Christmas

This month we had alot of fun singing Christmas carols, making Christmas ornaments, using glitter, glue, and paint, and of course we talked a lot about the true meaning of Christmas. 

To make your special Christmas present we all had to work together.  First we had to mix cinnamon and applesauce together to make the dough for the ornament.

Then we used a cookie cutter to press out a special ornament for each of you!

Finally we painted the ornament and some even added glitter to their ornament.

We also had a lot of fun making reindeer food using oatmeal, raisins, glitter!

We even made a special bag to keep it safe until Christmas Eve!

It was a lot of fun and a lot of work, but it was all worth it!

Merry Christmas from your little angels!!!