Little Paws Preschool

Dion's Field Trip

2012-02-15T13:29:00.008-07:00

Marshmallow Popper

2012-02-15T13:20:00.004-07:00

We used little pom poms and marshmallows to see which one went further. The marshmallows definitely won! They flew up and hit the ceiling!

I love this picture of Scotty! Can you see the marshmallow in the air?

Such concentration, Bo!

I think my camera battery was dead for letters J-L! Oops! :) We made a marshmallow popper and I'm guessing this was one of the more popular arts and crafts we have done, especially with the boys!

Christmas Party!

2012-02-15T13:12:00.005-07:00

Getting ready to open gifts and make some crafts!

Enjoying some muffins and juice!

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Roll and build a nativity!

Christmas puppets.

Christmas fun!

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Cute little reindeer antlers!

Pin the bow on the present!

I is for Ice skating, Ice cream and Igloo

2012-02-15T12:43:00.004-07:00

We went ice skating in our classroom! We used wax paper to skate around on the carpet. The kids thought it was so funny.

Sierra showing us her letter I.

The kids glued mini marshmallows on to make their own little igloos!

Turkey Hats!

2011-12-08T18:55:00.001-07:00

Galloping Grace Pumpkin Patch

2011-12-08T18:43:00.005-07:00

I think the duck races were a favorite!! What a fun idea!

This cute little ballerina rock star was a natural with roping.

Halloween Fun!

2011-12-08T18:36:00.002-07:00

These kiddos looked so cute in their Halloween costumes! We had fun making lollipop ghosts and playing lots of Halloween games together before we headed to the pumpkin patch.

Ghost bowling with a pumpkin bowling ball.

F is for Frog!

2011-12-08T18:32:00.001-07:00

Pajama Day!

2011-11-07T20:58:00.001-07:00

Colors: Black and Orange!

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Balloon Games! Perfect colors for October.

Building team skills!

Sorry these pictures are blurry, but look at those happy faces!

Halloween Cuties!

2011-11-07T20:49:00.000-07:00

E is for Elephant!

2011-11-07T20:44:00.001-07:00

E is for exercise!

D is for Dog!

2011-11-07T20:42:00.001-07:00

D is for Dinosaur!

2011-11-07T20:34:00.004-07:00

Who knew that three dollars could create so much excitement?!? I love this age! They were in awe of the dinosaur capsules growing in water. So fun!

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Hard at work!

Look what we made!!

Welcome to class, Robby!

Fight song

2011-09-29T11:52:00.002-06:00

We learned this cute fight song today! Ask your preschooler to sing it for you!

Here are the words:
F-I-G-H-T we don't fight (repeat)
Talk it over
Walk away
Find another thing to play!

Circles and Our 5 Senses

2011-09-26T18:35:00.004-06:00

This week, we talked about circles. So many fun things to do with circles! The preschoolers learned how to do coin rubbings and they had a lot of fun with it. We used different sizes of coins and I even found a Chuck E Cheese coin, so they loved coloring over that one!

Cookies are circles! We read this fun book and played a game to go along with it. Turns out each of the preschoolers stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

We learned about our five senses by pulling an item out of the grab bag and deciding which sense we would use with that item. Example: a pretzel = taste. A book = sight. A musical instrument = hearing. The children then had to put that body part on Mr. Potato Head. Later that day, we made our own Mr. Potato Head for craft time!

The Letter C

2011-09-26T18:20:00.007-06:00

We had a lot of fun studying the letter C! The kids tossed coins into cups and had a great time!

We went outside to practice writing the letter C with chalk.

We read the book "If You Give A Cat A Cupcake", so we decided to bake cupcakes!

Everyone decorated their cupcake with the letter C written with chocolate chips.

We read "The Crunching Munching Caterpillar" and made our own caterpillar craft!

Buzzy Week!

2011-09-09T10:41:00.010-06:00

This week, we learned about the letter B! We played a game where the kids pretended to be bees and buzz around while the music was playing. When the music stopped, they landed on a "flower".
This game is called Bug In A Rug. One child went in the hallway, while another child hid under the parachute. The child comes back and says, "Bug in a rug, bug in a rug. Who's that bug in a rug?" and then tries to guess who is hiding!

Bo learned how to sew this week and was very patient while finishing the entire project!

Bo and Scotty sorting the counting bears.

Hunter is practicing writing letter B's on the dry erase board.

Sierra is sewing too!

Brooklyn sewed the bunny all by herself!

We had a science experiment discussing objects that roll. We sorted the objects into a group that rolls and a group that does not and talked about why they do or don't roll.

We made a bumble bee out of the letter b!

Our hello chant for the week went like this:

"Buzzy, buzzy baby bee. Won't you say your name for me. Good morning (child's name). I'm glad to see you here today!"

Next we colored butterfly masks and decorated them with sequins! The boys were sure to leave out the pink ones!

So much fun!

A is for Alligator

2011-09-01T14:13:00.006-06:00

Today, we took the letter A and made an alligator out of it!

Animal puppets for singing time.

I found a cute idea to use clothes pins to help the kids learn to recognize the letters in their name and to spell it. Each clothes pin has a letter on it and the kids matched it to the letter on the card stock. They had a lot of fun with it!

A is for Apple

2011-09-01T13:56:00.004-06:00

We played a game similar to "Hot Potato", but we passed an alligator around while the music played. (I had planned to pass an apple, but realized I sent the last one for lunch with my daughter! Oops!)

We made apple trees. Dimensional art helps preschoolers with spatial skills.

A few new songs we have been singing:

What's the Weather? (Tune: Are you sleeping?)
What's the weather? What's the weather?
On this Tuesday (or Thursday)
On this Tuesday
Let's look out the window
Let's look out the window
It is rainy (sunny, cloudy, etc)

Apple Song (Tune: I'm a Little Teapot)
I'm a little apple, short and round,
I make a munchy, crunchy sound,
If you bite into me you will see -
I'm delicious as can be!

Apple Song (Tune: 'Boom Boom Ain't it great to be crazy")
YUM YUM, OH I LOVE TO EAT APPLES
YUM YUM, OH I LOVE TO EAT APPLES
RED AND GREEN AND YELLOW TOO
YUM YUM, OH I LOVE TO EAT APPLES!!

All for an Apple Pie (Tune: "1 little,2 little... indians)
One little, two little, three little apples
Four little, five little, six little apples
Seven little, eight little, nine little apples
All for an apple pie

Green Hopping Frogs!

2011-08-26T10:37:00.007-06:00

Today we talked about the color green, learned some new songs, played "I Spy" and played a game called "green hopping frogs". The kids took turns jumping on our green lily pads, being careful to not land on the red circles! The song is to the tune of London Bridges and goes like this: "We are hopping, hopping frogs,
Hopping frogs, hopping frogs.
We are hopping, hopping frogs,
Here hops [name of child]!
One! Two! Three! (etc.)"

Here is another song we sang today.
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs - Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green and speckled frogs.
(Repeat with 4,3, and 2)
One green and speckled frog sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs - Yum Yum!
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were no green and speckled frogs.

Mailing some letters!

Making some sandwiches!

Look at that concentration!

We made a red and green Apple Jacks necklace today. This activity helps the children improve their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and promotes concentration. They also worked on a pattern of red, green, red, green!

The children completed a green color book today, coloring a frog, a pear and a tree.

We practiced tracing skills helping the frog get to the lily pad!

First Day Pictures!

2011-08-23T14:02:00.006-06:00

We had such a fun day today. We learned our classroom rules and talked about being good friends to our classmates. The kids had fun playing "ping pong" with red balloons, working on hand-eye coordination. They colored their red books and were excited to take them home to show everyone.

Aren't these preschoolers too cute?!

We talked about emotions and how we can tell what someone is feeling. The kids showed me their silly, mad, happy, surprised and sad faces. Here are some of their silly faces...

Surprised faces...

We finished table time with a worksheet where the kids drew different emotions on the faces. They had a lot of fun with it!

New School Year! 2011-2012

2011-08-22T10:36:00.003-06:00

I am very excited for a new school year! We are going to have fun with new themes, new songs, new games and new preschoolers!

Here is our "preschool at a glance" for the months of August and September.
Letters: A, B, C
Number: 1
Colors: Red, Green
Shape: Circle
Books: 10 Apples on Top by Dr. Suess, The Kissing Hand

Themes: New school year, Friends, All about me, Apples, Weather, Fall Season.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

Here are a few songs we will be singing this week. I'd love for the preschoolers to sing them at home too!

Song: RED (Tune: Three Blind Mice)
Red, red, red.
Red, red, red.
What is red?
What is red?
Apples, cherries, and me-oh, my-
Tomatoes to bake in a pizza pie.
Red is the color, and that is why
We sing of red.

Song: All for An Apple Pie (Tune: 1 little, 2 little....Indians)
One little, two little, three little apples
Four little, five little, six little apples
Seven little, eight little, nine little apples
All for an apple pie.

Song: If Your Clothes Have Any Red (Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)
If your clothes have any red, any red
If your clothes have any red, any red
If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head
If your clothes have any red, any red.

Letter Z

2011-04-27T15:19:00.005-06:00

This week, we have made zebras (which I didn't get a picture of!) and we have been working on scissor skills practicing cutting in a zig zag pattern.

Happy Birthday to Isaiah!

Easter week!

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For the letter Y, we had relay races with yellow eggs. We raced with the eggs on our spoons, under our chin, between our knees, etc. So much fun!

Allie's drawing! She said, "Best teacher ever, you have to take a picture!" I love that she calls me "best teacher ever!" So sweet.

Everyone has loved practicing their letters on the marker boards! (Also drawing Rapunzel, rabbits, dogs, horses, buildings, families, monsters and whatever else they come up with!)

Love that face!!

We made baby chicks for Easter.

Happy Birthday to Allie!

We also made baby lambs!

Y is for Yellow

2011-04-27T15:01:00.003-06:00

We made yellow sunflowers with tissue paper and sunflower seeds!!

Pajama Day! Round 2!

2011-04-27T14:52:00.002-06:00

These kiddos loved the pajama day so much the first time we did it, they have been asking me for another one! Look at all these girls and our one cute little boy!!

Cuties!

X marks the spot!

2011-04-27T14:46:00.003-06:00

For the letter X, we read this cute book about a boy named Max who is going on an adventure to find the world's greatest treasure. If you haven't read this book, you should! It's so sweet!

Then we made binoculars so the kids could go on their own treasure hunt!

W is for Watermelon

2011-04-27T14:44:00.000-06:00

Spring craft

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Tissue paper butterflies!

V is for Vegetables

2011-04-27T14:16:00.009-06:00

The kids painted with vegetables (broccoli) during our letter V week!

Happy Birthday to Savannah!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2011-03-20T16:45:00.003-06:00

On Wednesday, we made leprachauns and little pots of gold with rainbows.

On Thursday, we made rainbows with Fruit Loops cereal and we made St. Patrick's Day hats!

Learning to measure.

2011-03-20T16:40:00.002-06:00

We got out a tape measure to learn about measuring. The kids found a buddy and measured each others feet and height.

U is for Uniforms

2011-03-20T16:34:00.002-06:00

For the letter U, we talked about different uniforms and what those people do for us. Any excuse to play with the dress up, right? :)

I love Sierra's uniform creation! :)

Fire fighter.

Police officer.

Vet.

Chef.

Doctor.

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T is for trains and triangles!

2011-03-20T16:10:00.002-06:00

We talked about trains today. Here are the kids making a preschool train!

Savannah joined our preschool this week! We are so happy to have her in class!

Valentine's Day!

2011-03-20T16:01:00.003-06:00

Brooklyn brought cute valentine's plates to use for snack that day! The kids were so excited!

Valentine's Day!

2011-03-20T15:55:00.004-06:00

Everyone was very excited to hand out the valentines they brought for their friends. We decorated a valentine's bag with hearts and played lots of fun games together. What a fun day!

Our attempt at a class picture! :)

February Crafts!

2011-03-20T15:50:00.001-06:00

Trying to catch up!!

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Here are some of the cute crafts we made during the month of February.

M is for macaroni.

Q is for Quarters. (These pictures might be a little out of order!). The kids were trying to throw the quarters into the heart pan.

Katie spinning the circles on her arm. Such concentration!

The kids are getting so good at building houses with the Lincoln Logs!

Fire Station Field Trip

2011-01-25T15:22:00.011-07:00

Here are the kids making the firemen cards. I wish I took a picture of all the wonderful goodies you guys brought to add to the Christmas basket! I'm sure the firefighters loved all the treats!

The firemen were telling us all about fire safety. I think my favorite part was when they turned on the smoke and the fire alarm and told the kids to get down and crawl out of the room. I don't think they were expecting that and looked a little concerned!!

Checking out the fire engine.

All the kids were able to walk through the truck and look around. Here they are coming out and being helped down by the fireman.

The whole group!

At the end, the kids received their own firefighter hat, stickers and coloring pages!

Ice Skating and Snowball Fight!!!

2011-01-25T15:16:00.004-07:00

We used wax paper as ice skates and had a "snowball fight" with cotton balls!

Christmas Crafts

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Thanksgiving activities

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Thanksgiving BINGO

Playing pin the feather on the turkey!

E is for Elephant

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The elephant puppets the girls made.

Such a cute picture!

Happy 5th Birthday, Chandler!

Using popsicle sticks to make the letter E....and other letters!

How many shapes can you make with popsicle sticks?

Brooklyn showing the pilgrim puppet we made for Thanksgiving.

Halloween Party

2011-01-25T14:26:00.012-07:00

I am finally putting pictures up of our Halloween party! The kids looked so cute in their costumes and we all had fun making spider cookies and Halloween finger puppets.

October fun

2011-01-03T10:03:00.001-07:00

Pass the pumpkin

Spider webs

Tootsie Pop Ghosts

D is for Dog

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Puppet Show!

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Human Shapes

2010-10-12T14:25:00.005-06:00

The kids were giggling so much while we were making human shapes. They thought it was pretty hilarious! They did a great job lying still so we could take pictures to share with all of you!

Spaghetti shapes! Did they make it all the way home OR did the spaghetti disappear into little tummies? I didn't realize how much they LOVE eating plain spaghetti!

Shapes

2010-10-12T14:10:00.005-06:00

During the week of the Balloon Fiesta, we worked on shapes.

The kids decorated their own hot air balloons. (They also found little princesses and ponies to ride in the baskets!)

We worked a lot with our pattern blocks to learn about shapes.

C is for clouds!

2010-10-12T14:01:00.005-06:00

I was brave enough to bring out the paint so the kids could paint clouds with cotton balls! It turned out great and they had a lot of fun.

C is for candy corn and caterpillars!

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C is for cookiesl!

2010-10-12T13:36:00.005-06:00

You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them we were making chocolate chip cookies at preschool! What a fun day!

We also decorated our letter C with cereal.

B is for bears!

2010-09-28T18:22:00.005-06:00

Of course we had to have a bear themed day since we are Little Paws Preschool! We started the day with a game, "Mrs. Bear, are you sleeping?" I was the snoring, sleepy bear and the kids had to whisper "Mrs Bear, are you sleeping?". Then they'd run back to the line before I could get them. Lots of fun! (Definitely not one of our quieter games!!)

We made a bear puppet and played games with our counting bears.

I love that Brooklyn's fire fighter costume is upside down. What a cutie.

Hunter, playing with blocks.

One of our new preschool toys is this cute sandwich building game. Each piece has velcro and so all the pieces can stick together. There are cards that go with it that have different sandwiches and the kids have to follow the directions. Also, the bread has a little slit for your hand, so you can toss sandwich toppings to a friend and build a sandwich that way! So fun!

That's one big sandwich, Kendra!!

HAT DAY

2010-09-28T18:15:00.003-06:00

These silly little kiddos have me trained. If they pretend to be mad for pictures, they get their feet tickled. Did they have you fooled?

New dress-ups!

2010-09-28T18:08:00.003-06:00

Everyone has had a lot of fun playing dress-up the past few days. We love having costumes for boys and girls to enjoy!

I found this cute kindergartner to test out one of the dress-ups for me!

B is for butterflies and bees!

2010-09-28T17:59:00.003-06:00

We were so busy today, I only took a few pictures! We had fun playing bug games, such as bug in a rug. The kids ask to play this game all year!
Child A hides under the parachute while child B closes his or her eyes. Then child B opens his/her eyes and tries to guess who is hiding under the "rug". They say, "Bug in a rug, bug in a rug. Who's that bug in a rug?" (Sometimes child A is giggling so much, it gives it away!)
We made butterflies and bees for art today out of craft foam. The kids loved cutting out shapes to add to their project!

Welcome to preschool!

B is for bubbles and balloons!

2010-09-22T15:42:00.008-06:00

This week we are talking about the letter b. Two of my preschoolers favorite things to play with at school are bubbles and balloons. How lucky to get to play with both in one day!

We played a few games with the balloons. First, we walked around the basket on the circles while the music was playing. When the music paused, I would say a word. If it began with b, they threw their balloon in the basket. If not, they would keep walking.

Our second game was partner volleyball. A great game for team effort, keeping the balloon off the floor!

Preschool Songs

2010-09-19T21:18:00.004-06:00

Here are some of the songs and chants we use a lot at preschool. Most of the children already know these and sing along with me!

Hello song: (tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
Allie's here today, Allie's here today. Let's all clap our hands and shout HIP HIP HOORAY!

Color song: (tune: Mary had a little lamb)
Do you know my friend, Brooklyn? My friend, Brooklyn? My friend, Brooklyn? Do you know my friend, Brooklyn? She's wearing yellow today!
OR
If you're wearing blue today, blue today, blue today. If you're wearing blue today, stand up and say HOORAY!

Days of the week: (tune: Addam's Family)
Days of the week (click tongue 2x) repeat twice.
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week. (Click tongue 2x)
There's Sunday and there's Monday,
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday,
There's Thursday and there's Friday,
And then there's Saturday.
Repeat beginning of the song.

Chant before snack:
Hands up high, hands down low.
Hide those hands, now where did they go?
One hand up, the other one too.
Clap them, fold them, now we're through.

Attention chant:
Preschool, preschool touch your nose.
Preschool, preschool touch your toes.
Preschool, preschool touch your hair.
Preschool, preschool take your chair.

Parachute chant:
Open, shut them. Open, shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open, shut them, Open, shut them.
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.
Creep them, crawl them. Slowly creep them.
Right up to your chin, chin, chin.
Open up your little mouth, but do not let them in!

Class list

2010-09-19T21:13:00.003-06:00

I have added our class list on the sidebar with the day and the names of the children in each class. This comes in handy when your child is assigned snack and you need to know how many children to prepare for, also for birthday party invitations and just helping them learn names of their new friends.

Again, please let me know if you do NOT want your child's picture on the blog. I will never put last names on the blog or telephone numbers, etc.

Happy 3rd birthday, Sierra!

2010-09-19T20:58:00.005-06:00

Sierra had fun handing out yummy cupcakes to her preschool friends to celebrate her birthday! If I had to guess, I would say Sierra's favorite things to do at preschool are talk on the pretend cell phone, organize the counting bears to share with her friends and play cash register during toy time! Sierra has such a fun personality!

New faces!

2010-09-19T20:56:00.002-06:00

Welcome to preschool!

A is for apple, airplane and alligator!

2010-09-19T20:39:00.007-06:00

Some highlights of our week include:
- Making an alligator craft, playing games (Walking across the swamp), decorating a green or red apple, making an airplane, pretending we were on our own airplane, playing with animal puppets and making silly faces with apples during snack time! The kids had fun on pajama day this week!

Here is the chant for our alligator game in case the kids want to play at home. (We made a "swamp" with some of our blue circles and put toy alligators in the swamp.)
"I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking across the swamp. I hope the alligator doesn't go CHOMP!" -followed by lots of running and screaming!
You can add different activities, such as hopping, skipping, tip toeing, crawling, etc.

Happy 4th Birthday, Isaiah!

2010-09-05T19:14:00.005-06:00

We celebrated Isaiah's birthday the first week of school. His Mom told me he wasn't sure if he wanted to come the first day of preschool because he hadn't turned four yet! So cute. He brought cookies with green sprinkles to share with everyone!

Here is a new birthday song we learned. Sung to the tune of I'm A Little Teapot.
"4 little candles
Up on the cake.
It's time to eat,
so don't be late.
First we'll light the candles,
then we'll blow,
Huff, huff, puff, puff,
Out they go!"

New School Year, New Preschoolers!

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Pajama Day!!

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Halloween Party

2009-11-04T20:38:00.001-07:00

I can't believe October is over! It was a fun month with great Halloween crafts and games! I know the kids were looking forward to dressing up in their costumes! We started our Halloween party with a few games. We played Hot Pumpkin (hot potato), Hookey Spookey (Hokey Pokey), Ghost, Ghost, Witch (Duck, Duck, Goose) and a cute rhyming game where the kids did a "trick". Thank you to all of the Moms for joining us for lunch and for bringing goodies to share! I had a lot of fun and hope you enjoyed the party too!

Monday class.

Tuesday/Thursday class

Welcome to our class, Bailey!

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We are excited to have you at preschool!

Tuesday class

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Making Halloween crafts!

Pictures from Monday's class

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Singing time with animal masks!

Monday class making apricot tree art with popcorn!

Sorry, Allie. I snapped the picture when you had your mouth open! :)

Happy Birthday, Jade!

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Pictures!

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What a great week! I hope the kids had as much fun as I did! We were very busy, but I did manage to snap a few pictures. Enjoy!

MONDAY CLASS

TUESDAY CLASS

THURSDAY CLASS

New School Year!

2009-08-16T22:39:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer! I am very excited to start teaching preschool again and get to know all the new kids this year! The 2009-2010 school year will start on Tuesday, September 8th. Class begins at 9:00 and ends at 11:45.

If your child is in the Monday class, we will be having class on Wednesday the 9th to make up for the Labor Day holiday.

There will be a short meeting on Thursday, September 3rd at 4 p.m. I will be handing out Welcome packets and a student information sheet which will need to be filled out. If you are unable to attend, please let me know so we can work something out. PLEASE BRING A PICTURE OF YOUR CHILD TO THE MEETING FOR OUR "PRESCHOOL HELPER CHART"!!!

I look forward to seeing everyone soon! If you have any questions before the meeting, feel free to contact me at littlepawspreschool@gmail.com.

The Last Day of Preschool!

2009-05-24T10:53:00.000-06:00

CONGRATS LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLERS!

WATER BALLOON TIME!

SINGING TIME!

FUN AROUND THE CLASSROOM!

We had so much fun this semester! I am going to miss all of you! Thank you for sharing your sweet personalities with me. I enjoyed watching you learn and grow over the last few months.
Love,
Ms Lauri

Our Easter Party!

2009-05-24T10:33:00.001-06:00

APRIL

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THEME: APRIL SHOWERS

Week 11: I, 9, Sorting by color
Week 12: J, 10, Sorting by shape
Week 13: The Great Easter Egg Hunt
Week 14: K, Shapes, Pattern Recognition

ART PROJECTS- Umbrella picture, Fruit Loop Rainbow, My Easter Egg, Weather Chart, Cloud Wind Puppet

GROSS MOTOR/MOVEMENT- Puddles, Easter Egg Hunt, Mrs. Hen's Eggs, Little Birds, Hopping, Balloon Catch

LANGUAGE ACTIVITY- Weather Person, What Do You Do On A Rainy Day?, Things that are wet/dry

LEARNING GAMES- Flower Petal Bingo, Wind and Air (With Sailboats), Four Seasons

2009-03-24T10:40:00.000-06:00

Elephant Ears!

Everyone's favorite activity...PARACHUTE!

St. Patrick's Day Jello. The kids had fun cutting, smashing and making shapes out of the jello!
St. Patrick's Day activities
President's Day collage from last month.

March Review

2009-03-24T10:05:00.000-06:00

March just flew by and I didn't post our activities! Here are some of the fun things we did exploring our "Zoo Animals" theme!

WEEK 8: G, 7, scissor skills
WEEK 9: H, 8, scissor skills
WEEK 10: St. Patrick's Day Party!

ART PROJECTS- Elephant ears, Zoo Animal Stick Puppets, St. Patrick's Day Jello

GROSS MOTOR/MOVEMENT- Act Like an Animal, Stay Out of the Rain, Can You Make Your Face Smile?

LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES- The Animals Escaped from the Zoo!, Leprechaun Clues, St. Patrick's Day Story

Valentine's Day Party!

2009-02-13T18:37:00.001-07:00

Aren't they adorable? The kids had so much fun handing out their Valentine's Day cards to their classmates!
Decorating Valentine bags.

"PIN A KISS ON THE VALENTINE!"

FEBRUARY

2009-02-09T13:36:00.001-07:00

THEME: CELEBRATING SPECIAL DAYS!

Week 4: D, 4, lacing
Week 5: Valentine's Party
Week 6: E, 5, threading
Week 7: F, 6, lacing

ART PROJECTS- Groundhog picture, Valentine Bags and Fish, George Washingtons Collage and Cherry Tree, Feelings balloon

GROSS MOTOR/MOVEMENT- Toss a shape game, Over and Under Relay, Pin the Kiss on the Valentine

LANGUAGE ACTIVITY- Truth or Fib, Listen Carefully, What is this?, Abraham Lincoln story

LEARNING GAMES- Floating Fish, Comparing Rocks, Valentine Cookies

COLORING- Valentine Tracing, Lincoln's Log Cabin, Valentine Fish, What Did You Do This Morning?

Pictures!

2009-02-09T13:18:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for our cotton ball "snow fight!"

Look at my snowballs!

Groundhog Day project

Showing us the colors

Practicing numbers and letters on the dry erase board

Strike a pose!

JANUARY

2009-01-07T16:13:00.000-07:00

I am very excited to be starting Lauri's Little Paws Preschool this month! There are many fun activities planned for the month and I look forward to starting this new journey! I will be posting the lesson plans each month along with pictures from class time. The preschool schedule that we will follow is on the right hand side of the blog.

THEME- WINTER WONDERLAND

Week 1: A, 1, tracing
Week 2: B, 2, tracing
Week 3: C, 3, tracing

ART PROJECTS- Snowmen, Icicles, Paper mittens

GROSS MOTOR/MOVEMENT- No snakes in Alaska, Keep it in the circle, Bean bag and Hoola Hoop fun

LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES- What do you see?, Listen carefully

LEARNING GAMES- Mitten match, magnifying glass

COLORING- Snowman, Mouse- what happens next?, Build a house