Down on the Farm and Our First Field Trip

"Duck and Goose" by Tad Hills is a book about a duck and a goose that work hard at getting along. They both want the egg they each claim to be his. As the two tend to their egg, they begin to appreciate one another's strengths. Through discussion generated from the sharing of literature, the children often see themselves in like situations of the characters. Often they reiterate the book's message while at play.

Working together as a team has become a priority. When it is clean-up time everyone pitches in to get the job done!

Construction was underway this week on the farm with waffle blocks. After the road was made, a red and yellow barn was built for all of the farm animals.

At a nearby farms all of the animals were being fed and cared for. Some of the animals had babies, and the children learned that many animal babies have different names such as a cow and it's calf.

While observing and comparing the farm animals while at play, the boys and girls identified certain characteristics of each animal. During these observations, questions arose and great discussions took place about each animal's uniqueness, similarities and differences.

We love books!!! Many of the little frogs spend time in the book center pouring over books or listening to a book on tape. Often they choose books from the shelves that the teacher has previously read to the class. As they read from the pictures, it is so exciting to hear the inflection in their voices as they retell the story aloud.

In Music, Mrs. McIvor introduced the children to a new instrument, the bells. They learned how the mallet is used to make the beautiful bells sound while singing the song, "Pizza Night!"

Before departing for our field trip to Crisp Park, the children  enjoyed the book,"Gus the Bus," by Olga Cossi. Gus looks much like our cute little Shorecrest bus, and the children could hardly contain their excitement as they got on board! Once there, we were greeted by several parents that came to join us.

The Friendly Frogs were hopping all about! They used their strength on the monkey bars,

 slid down the tube,

and raced down the slides!

Thank you parents for helping us make it an extra special first field trip!!

A little red and a little orange, and what color does that make? During Exploring on Friday the boys and girls experimented with color mixing. Using droppers, they squeezed a little bit of red water and then a little bit of yellow water, and then combined both into one bowl to make ORANGE!!

Then the children practiced their pouring skills, by transferring the orange water from pitcher to pitcher.

Long droppers were used to transfer the orange mixture from test tube to test tube.

Then the children were able to mix red and yellow with their hands!

Horse tails and funky sponges were used to create beautiful banners in many shades of orange.

Some of us made orange play-dough.

Everyone enjoyed mixing yellow and red sprinkles in their yogurt snack!

Some other books enjoyed this week:
"The Letters Are Lost" by Lisa Campbell Ernst
"I Can Say Please" by Teddy Slater
"I Heard Said the Bird" by Polly Berrien Berends

Upcoming dates:

10/4 Conference Day
10/5 No Exploring
10/12 School Closed, Professional Day
10/19 Exploring
10/31 Exploring