Sunday, January 24, 2010
Our last week was filled with rain rain and more rain. We used our time to be cozy and creative as well as do lots of reading and music and movement. The week before last we made the most delicious bread any of us had ever tasted and butter made it extra yummy. We got a chance to send small pieces home to share with our families but I heard that some family members never saw or tasted the bread... humm.
This week we talked more about the letter B. B is for bread. We learned the sign for B as well as the sound then thought of words that start with a B sound. This coming week we will make a B collage.
We also lookes at different shapes of bread and made a shape collage. We took pictures of bread of different shapes and thought of other things that were the same shapes as our bread. We made a chart to document them.
We went to the Library for story time and found a yoga for kids DVD- perfect for the rainy days. Amilia is quite the yogi!!
Ryan brought the book- Brown Bear Brown Bear- The title starts with B! He read it out loud to Cecilia- so cute!
We also did Baby Bubble Baths- a letter B activity! Each child had their own baby, bath, soap, cup, and rag. The girls had a great time with this activity and I don't think I heard from them for an hour.
We played the Elefun game.
We made pumpkin Bread.
We painted with cup rims using shades of Blue paint.
More letter B this week as we make a Bakery in our playroom.
The letter C.
This week we talked more about the letter B. B is for bread. We learned the sign for B as well as the sound then thought of words that start with a B sound. This coming week we will make a B collage.
We also lookes at different shapes of bread and made a shape collage. We took pictures of bread of different shapes and thought of other things that were the same shapes as our bread. We made a chart to document them.
We went to the Library for story time and found a yoga for kids DVD- perfect for the rainy days. Amilia is quite the yogi!!
Ryan brought the book- Brown Bear Brown Bear- The title starts with B! He read it out loud to Cecilia- so cute!
We also did Baby Bubble Baths- a letter B activity! Each child had their own baby, bath, soap, cup, and rag. The girls had a great time with this activity and I don't think I heard from them for an hour.
We played the Elefun game.
We made pumpkin Bread.
We painted with cup rims using shades of Blue paint.
More letter B this week as we make a Bakery in our playroom.
The letter C.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Welcome back!!
Happy New Year!!
I missed everyone so much over our break and hoped our transition would not be too difficult. I am still ironing out some kinks in our days but for the most part it is full steam ahead.
We are talking about bread in January. Some of the concepts we will discuss are...
Bread around the world
Types of bread
Shapes of bread
B is for bread
Yeast makes bread rise
What is a recipe?
What is bread made of?
And so on...
Last week we read a book called bread around the world and each child told us their favorite kind of bread.
Madison-"Bread toast with jam"
Ryan-"like Maddie"
Amilia-"muffin"
Addison-"cupcake bread"
Cecilia-"pan dulce"
We sang Pat a cake and used the word bread instead.
We played in buckets of salt using measuring cups and spoons.
We made banana bread.
We learned that most bread is made from flour and that a recipe tells us how to make something to eat.
We sponge painted, recorded our voices singing classics- Addison and Amilia really liked this activity.
Our new little guy Dillon had fun dancing to Techno on our "Little DJ toy" while wearing a dolly in a backpack.
We all enjoyed beading on pipecleaners and making bracelets for our Moms.
Happy New Year!!
I missed everyone so much over our break and hoped our transition would not be too difficult. I am still ironing out some kinks in our days but for the most part it is full steam ahead.
We are talking about bread in January. Some of the concepts we will discuss are...
Bread around the world
Types of bread
Shapes of bread
B is for bread
Yeast makes bread rise
What is a recipe?
What is bread made of?
And so on...
Last week we read a book called bread around the world and each child told us their favorite kind of bread.
Madison-"Bread toast with jam"
Ryan-"like Maddie"
Amilia-"muffin"
Addison-"cupcake bread"
Cecilia-"pan dulce"
We sang Pat a cake and used the word bread instead.
We played in buckets of salt using measuring cups and spoons.
We made banana bread.
We learned that most bread is made from flour and that a recipe tells us how to make something to eat.
We sponge painted, recorded our voices singing classics- Addison and Amilia really liked this activity.
Our new little guy Dillon had fun dancing to Techno on our "Little DJ toy" while wearing a dolly in a backpack.
We all enjoyed beading on pipecleaners and making bracelets for our Moms.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Happy Holidays to all,
December is full of excitement talking about Santa, learning about Hanukkah, and trying to be so good cuz we know Santa is watching- I love this time of year. We have made Christmas Tree collages and we are working on a special secret gift for our families that will surely blow their socks off- as children's crafts often do. We will also be making menorahs and latkes that Kali isn't sure if she eats because she is not Jewish. I told her that they are delicious and taste a bit like a french fry AND she doesn't have to be Jewish. We are singing songs of the season and finding Miley Cyrus, Cheetah girl, and Chipmunk carols to download. Boy- I love to hear the Chipmunks again and again. I've strung bells on the hobby horses and they run around like they are on a sleigh ride jingling. The children also love all of the Christmas and Hanukkah books that are on the shelf.
The big news is that we found a house to grow the business and we are starting to move in like next week! You will officially drop the kids off there starting after the new year.
We also have a new friend named Dillon that will be coming on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings. He is on lovable little dude.
Cecilia, Maddie, and I went to a thrift store in Mill valley yesterday. We called it a "Treasure Store". It wasn't open yet so we decided to go on a walk till it opened. We got out of the car and to our side was a huge flight of stairs through a tunnel of a very tall bamboo forest. In the middle of our climb up we came across a meditation site with a big Buddha and offerings. It was magical, peaceful, and beautiful on a cold day. We learned a little about Asia and Buddha as well as counted all of the steps we climbed- 150!! We also had a great time in the toy basement of the treasure store. We found books on tape- yes tape- I still have a tape player and tapes. we found Mary Poppins and The little Mermaid. Unfortunately we got home and they didn't work. Bummer.
December is full of excitement talking about Santa, learning about Hanukkah, and trying to be so good cuz we know Santa is watching- I love this time of year. We have made Christmas Tree collages and we are working on a special secret gift for our families that will surely blow their socks off- as children's crafts often do. We will also be making menorahs and latkes that Kali isn't sure if she eats because she is not Jewish. I told her that they are delicious and taste a bit like a french fry AND she doesn't have to be Jewish. We are singing songs of the season and finding Miley Cyrus, Cheetah girl, and Chipmunk carols to download. Boy- I love to hear the Chipmunks again and again. I've strung bells on the hobby horses and they run around like they are on a sleigh ride jingling. The children also love all of the Christmas and Hanukkah books that are on the shelf.
The big news is that we found a house to grow the business and we are starting to move in like next week! You will officially drop the kids off there starting after the new year.
We also have a new friend named Dillon that will be coming on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings. He is on lovable little dude.
Cecilia, Maddie, and I went to a thrift store in Mill valley yesterday. We called it a "Treasure Store". It wasn't open yet so we decided to go on a walk till it opened. We got out of the car and to our side was a huge flight of stairs through a tunnel of a very tall bamboo forest. In the middle of our climb up we came across a meditation site with a big Buddha and offerings. It was magical, peaceful, and beautiful on a cold day. We learned a little about Asia and Buddha as well as counted all of the steps we climbed- 150!! We also had a great time in the toy basement of the treasure store. We found books on tape- yes tape- I still have a tape player and tapes. we found Mary Poppins and The little Mermaid. Unfortunately we got home and they didn't work. Bummer.
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