Sunday, March 25, 2012

Tot School: Welcome Spring!!


This past week has been all about Spring!  The weather, how we dress, flowers, rainbows and bugs. 
Here's some of what we did:

Table Time:
  1. Spring collage
  2. Fruit loop rainbow
  3. Traced hands and made flowers
  4. Created a bug jar-put bug stickers all over a plastic peanut contained
  5. Painted a bug rock
Floor time:

  1. Spring sensory bin-colored macaroni, Easter eggs, misc. bowls/containers, basket, spoons, tongs, etc.  They loved this!  They sorted the macaroni, placed it in different containers, placed it in eggs for shakers, and took apart and matched back up the eggs.
  2. Flower Shop-cash register, phone, real and fake flowers, containers/vases, dirt, watering can, flower magazines
  3. Bug Hunt-We caught several bugs but "Miss Priss" didn't want to leave any in her bug jar.  As soon as I put them in there she let them out!
  4. Bug puzzles

Music:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Arky, Arky

Snacks:Snow cones
Flower cupcakes-We used our Easter Candy Corn for the petals and then put pink, purple, and yellow sprinkles in the center.


Books:

  1. What Makes a Rainbow by Betty Ann Schwartz
  2. I Am a Rainbow by Dolly Parton- this is a book we received free from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library
  3. 10 Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
  4. Read from our Bible Story Book - Noah and the Ark


Creating Fruit Loop Rainbow

Playing in the Spring Sensory Bin - We soon moved it to the floor!

Rock Painting

Our Flower Shop

On A Bug Hunt

Creating Bug Jar - Got a little carried away with the stickers!


Next week is Spring Break around here so we'll be off-schedule.  Our plans are to start our resurrection eggs, do some activities with The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and maybe even a trip to the zoo!

Additional Link for Spring Activities:  Totally Tots Spring

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