Goldilocks And The Three Bears

"Goldilocks And The Three Bears" was our story theme for today. We had the most fun singing "Goldilocks Came Knocking"! We also wrote a letter to Goldilocks. This is what the children had to say:

Dear Goldilocks,

Stop sitting in the chairs. Stop eating the baby's porridge and stop laying in the beds. You might break them. You shouldn't go in any one's house without them inviting you. You shouldn't have gone into the Bear's house. Next time, go on a walk with your mom and dad.

Sincerely,

Allyson, Halei, Syan, & Andrew

Halei said that Goldilocks does not have parents, hence the roaming around the forest. Allyson thought that maybe Goldilocks had animal parents. I heard some cute and creative comments today.

We had a yummy math lesson today. We used Teddy Grahams to help us practice counting, adding, and subtracting. Our art project did not go as planned. The objective was to wrap glue covered yarn around our bowls. It was a tough task so we managed to find a way to be creative and to practice fine motor skills. The children used a hole puncher and toothpicks to make holes in the bowls so that they could weave the yarn in and out and around the bowls. They seemed to have fun.

Next week, we'll be going on a bear hunt. Wear your hunting clothes and bring your safari gear.

Bear facts- January 23

Today was our pajama party. During group time, we got in our sleeping bags and read the story of Bearsie Bear And The Surprise Sleepover. We had a special guest, Cobey, join us today. Andrew liked having two boys to play with! We learned a lot of bear facts today. We also reviewed some of those facts while the children were hiding in their bear caves (sleeping bags). We really had an exciting day. Here are just a few of the other activities that we were busy doing: Art- Quilt art Group activity: Bear Bingo (counting, sequencing, color) Music/Movement: *Bear songs *Bears hiding in caves (movement activity) A few interesting bear facts that we've learned: *Bears can see and hear like us. They have a good sense of smell. *There are 8 different kinds of bears. *Bears eat nuts, fruits, berries, plants, insects, honey, fish and other animals. *Bears are mammals (they nurse their babies). They have anywhere from 1 to 3 cubs. A cub will stay with his mother for a few years. *Cubs are born during hibernation.

January 16, 2008- Bears Everywhere!

We had a slow start this morning but once everyone finally arrived, things just continued to get better as the day went on. We learned a lot of new bear songs today as well as a song about a lighthouse. I hope to record the lighthouse song so that you can view the children singing online.

We learned today a lot of interesting facts about bears. We'll review next week so maybe by then, the children will be able to share some of those bear facts with you. One of the highlights of our day was going outside with our teddy bears. We tried to find things that bears like to eat. Some of our bears enjoyed climbing in trees, as you can see in the posted picture.

We celebrated Michaela's 4th birthday today. She turned four on January 1st. Thanks for sharing cookies with us today, Michaela, and we hope that you had a wonderful birthday!

Bear Song:

"Row, row, row your boat"

Hug, hug, hug your bear Squeeze him very tight Hold him high Help him fly Then hug with all your might.

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few pictures from this past week. Enjoy!

I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas. See you in 2008!

Halei's Birthday & Santa Visits

Happy Birthday Halei! Halei celebrated her 5th birthday yesterday. We were treated to cupcakes made by Halei, herself! What a treat!Santa and Mrs. Claus made an appearance today. Some of the children even got to ride on Santa's ATV!

We have one more week of ornament making. This has been a fun activity for all of us. I love seeing the creations that the children come up with. Each ornament has been unique just like each child.

We will find out next week what God wants for Christmas when we open boxes 5-7. Also, our hot cocoa party will begin at 1:00 on Wednesday. Please send your child with a mug that day and bring one of your own if you plan to join us. See you next week!

P.S. Andrew is a big brother now. Rachel Cole was born on Wednesday evening. Andrew seemed to like the baby but was most excited about spending the night with Grandaddy!

Happy Birthday, Andrew!

We had another great day! I enjoyed having a little more time to work with the children this week. The children especially enjoyed playing in the woods this week. We were able to stay out longer than usual. Did they tell you what we saw while we were together? We saw a few snowflakes fall! We have lots of birthdays this month to celebrate. Andrew is turning "3" next week so Ms. Laura brought in a cookie cake for us to share. It was delicious! I've posted a picture of Andrew in the birthday crown. The birthday child always looks forward to wearing the crown. Also, each child gets a paper candle to blow out while the birthday child gets to blow out the number of candles on his/her cake (as you can see in the posted picture). This is fun and I usually turn it into a math lesson for the children. Did you see the beautiful ornaments that we made? I know that the children enjoyed creating such wonderful works of art. We have two more weeks before our Christmas break so the children will make at least two more ornaments, if not more. We read a Christmas book about the very first Christmas. We had some wonderful discussions about the book. We also learned a new finger play rhyme about the first Christmas. I'll try to print those and send them home so that you can work on them as a family. We did not get to view the Christmas movie this past week due to problems with the audio. I told the class that I would work on getting it fixed so that we can see the movie next week. Also, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making a visit next Wednesday. They will be arriving around 1:45 so plan on staying around on Wednesday if you are interested in seeing them. See you next week!

We missed Michaela today. We prayed for her and hope that she and her sister feel better soon. We finished our apple unit today and we completed several fun math activities. After the children enjoyed "apple rolling art" we got a jump start on our ornament making activities. The children are looking forward to making lots of beautiful ornaments for our Christmas trees. Next week we will meet from 9:30-3:00. I hope that you all can get some Christmas shopping done! See you next week.