Fun with Miss Sonja

    Miss Sonja our music teacher came today and along with her guitar she brought along some fun 

    math and fine motor skill activities.

    She sang out the instructions and we attempted to build our castles according to her instructions.

    This required us to listen carefully so we would know what to build.

  Three on the bottom and two in the middle and one on top.

   Build a tall castle. This required a steady hand and concentration!

    Build a castle with a friend.

     After we had finished building with the cups Miss Sonja gave us all a square of bubble wrap. 

     What a great workout for our fingers and thumbs and to develop the muscles we need to hold

     a pencil in the all important three finger grip.

   When we had finished popping all the bubbles we sang Cocorico and then it was home time.

   We always look forward to our music day as we get to do so many fun activities.

Chantons en français

We              We have been learning new good day and good bye songs.

             The children have requested that they be put on the blog.

                                                         Bonjour, bonjour

                                                         Comment allez vous?

                                                         Shoobeedoowopwop

                                                         Bonjour, bonjour

                                                         Chantons beaucoup.

                                                         Chantons comme un chien

                                                         Woof woof woof woof

                                                         Chantons comme un cheval

                                                         Neigh neigh neigh

                                                         Chantons comme un tigre 

                                                         Roar roar roar

                                                         Chantons comme un chat 

                                                         Meow meow meow

                                                         Bonjour, bonjour.

                                                        Comment allez vous?

                                                        Shoobeedoowopwop

                                                        Bonjour, bonjour

                                                        Chantons beaucoup

                                          

Large muscle play indoors

On cold and blustery days when we cannot go outside to play we are sooo fortunate to have our large muscle room in which we can run, jump, slide and climb.

We are encouraged to keep our running feet in check until it is time to go to the large muscle room.

We form a long train and walk all the way to the far end of the centre and behind the last door is the coolest room ever, a climbing structure indoors!!!

We are so anxious to get started however before we are let loose we go over the rules so everyone will be safe.

The monkey bars are very challenging. It takes a lot of courage to step off the platform. Even if we can't swing all the way across it is still fun to see how long you can hang on and

when your arms are tired there is a soft mat to land on.

The slide is a favorite and we have found out there is more than one way to go down feet first.

Some of us were unsure of the swinging bridge the first time we went to the large muscle room however in no time we all felt comfortable running over it and bouncing on it.

See how high we can climb on the web. We need to use our large muscles to climb and hang on tight so we don't fall. It can be scary being sooo high but we are all very brave.

After 20 minutes of running, jumping, climbing and sliding we line up for the long walk back to our room. Most of us are very sweaty and our hearts are pumping very fast.

Chansons en français

Ein ein ein en patins

Come ça va vite 

Come ça vite.

Ein ein ein en patins

Come ça va vite en patins.

Oh oh oh en traineau

Comme ça va vite 

Come ça va vite.

Oh oh oh en traineau

Come ça va vite en traineau.

Sung to the tune of Frère Jacques

Building with blocks

We have had small wooden blocks in our room since the beginning of the year. We added some large ones a couple of weeks ago and the children have enjoyed incorporating them all together. 

They are, by far, one of the most popular toys.

Building with others requires negotiating, team work, patience and being able to share.

Sharing is challenging when many children want to play at the same time but when you have like minded friends, amazing things can happen.

We have a rule when it comes to block play and it's, 'If you build it you can knock it down. If you didn't build it you may not knock it down.'

Many of us have learned how it feels when the structure you built got knocked down therefore the rule makes sense ...to most.

We are always amazed at how capable the children are if you give them the time, supplies, and space to be creative.

Indoor fun during frigid February weather.

We started off our day with Mrs Crockett reading us this awesome story. Ask me about it or pick it up at the library.

    Too cold to play outside but just perfect for baking. We made banana chocolate chip muffins

    which we ate for snack. Mmmmmm good!!!!

   After mashing up the bananas we added the other ingredients. My job was to add the oil.

I added the mashed up bananas and the sour cream.

I cracked open the egg. Mme. Martin said not to squeeze it but to open it like a door.

     When all the ingredients were in we took turns mixing everything together. 

While our friends were helping with the baking some us us played a memory game with Mrs. Crockett.

The balance boards were new so we tried balancing on them. It was really tricky. We used our arms to help us keep our balance.

 

  We love wearing the capes and playing super heroes with our friends. Sometimes it's hard to     

   remember not to run inside.

                                                      Wednesday

    Another cold day. Perfect time to get out creative with fingerprints. We made designs, 

    created new colours and enjoyed the feel of the paints on our hands.

                                                    Friday

Today we had a field trip to the zoo. It was a really cold day so we were thankful most of our time was spent indoors.

Our teacher Bran gave a presentation on the ABCs of zoo animals.

This is what a camel's skull looks like. We got to touch it Did you know that camels store fat in their humps.

 This awesome turtle shell belonged to a sea turtle. All turtles have 13 scutes, that is what those little plates on the shell are called. They get bigger as the turtle grows. A turtle's shell is attached to it's body at the backbone.

 Did you know that girl reindeer keep their antlers all winter and the males shed theirs in the fall. That means all Santa's reindeer are girls.

See our antlers.

We finished our morning in Toucan Ridge. It was like being in the jungle.

 

Feb 1. Winter is almost over!!

                                                                  Monday

                                                     Using our organizational skills.

                                                            Wednesday 

                                                                 

       One of the children remarked "Looks like two eyeballs."

This is my sandwich.

Here is the butter.

Snug as a bug in a rug.