This week in the Robins class was all about Valentine’s Day, hearts, love, & kindness. Take a look! One of our primary objectives in our classroom is to build a caring community of learners. We thought Valentine’s Day would be a great time to discuss what it means to be caring. We started …
ROBINS – K is for Key Lime Pie
K is for Key Lime Pie Well at least that’s the case for this cooking Friday. The Robins also thought of other words that begin with the letter K: Keys, Katie, Koriylnn, Kadence, Kangaroo, Ketchup, and Kidney beans. So, for cooking Friday, the Robins made individual Key lime pies. …
ROBINS – The Gingerbread Man
You can’t catch me…I’m the Gingerbread Man! As you may know, the Robins class has been ALL about gingerbread the last couple of weeks. We’ve read several different versions of the story and incorporated the theme into all different types of learning. …
ROBINS – January 21st – 25th
Hello! This week in the Robins class was all about the letter “K” and gingerbread men. Take a look! The letter of the week was “K” for kangaroo & kite. …
ROBINS – Jamberry!
Today we celebrated the letter “J” by making jam and having fun with one of our favorite pieces of rhyming literature all about jam. Here’s just a little piece of it. JAMBERRY By Bruce Degen One berry Two berry Pick me a strawberry Hatberry Shoeberry In my canoeberry Under the bridge and …
ROBINS – January 7th – 18th
Hello again! The last couple of weeks in the Robins’ class has been all about exploring winter, snowmen, & snow… Take a look! Insta-snow in the sensory table… …
BLUEBIRDS – GYMNASTICS
Balancing Act! In November and December the Bluebirds have been learning to balance in various ways. Let’s take a look at what we been learning at gymnastics: Rope swinging encourages the children to develop strong muscles, learn balance skills, and become accustomed to heights. …
ROBINS – Homemade Hummus
This week’s cooking is all about the letter “H” Have you ever made homemade Hummus? Making homemade hummus was the food challenge for our class this week. Below is the recipe we used. Try it at home. 1 16 oz. can of chickpeas 1/4 cup liquid from the can of chickpeas 3-5 tablespoons of …
CHICKADEES – Sensory Explorations
Twice a week we’re in the middle room and get to play in the sandbox and use the touch tub as part of center explorations. Both are popular activities and provide many learning opportunities for the children. The students work on math skills as they pour, scoop, and measure the “sand” or whatever …
ROBINS – December 10th – 14th
This week with the Robins was full of holiday fun…take a look! We worked on our monthly drawing for December. This month we drew trees… …
CHICKADEES – November Bears
The Three Bears The three bears came to visit the Chickadee class in November. The kids had fun visiting their home and sharing our classroom with the bears as well. …
ROBINS – Green Beans and Garlic Bread
Foods that begin with the letter G…green beans, goat cheese, garlic bread and gummy bears! …