Transition Songs

I'm on the quest for fun new transition songs and wanted to share a few I found.

I WIGGLE MY FINGERS(A Movement Rhyme)
I wiggle my fingers,
I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders,
I wiggle my nose.
Now no more wiggles
Are left in me,
So I can sit as still as can be.
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Adapted traditional IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY Tune: “If You’re Happy And You Know It” If you’re ready for a story, come sit down. If you’re ready for a story, come sit down. Let’s all gather near, so everyone can hear. If you’re ready for a story, come sit down. Jean Warren Open Them, Close Them Open them, close them; Open them, close them; Give a little clap. Open them, close them; Open them; close them; Now fold them in your lap. Ready to Listen Let your hands go clap, clap, clap: Let your fingers go snap snap, snap. Let your lips go very round; But do not make a sound. Fold your hands and close your eyes; Take a breath.....and softly sigh.... Ah.... Good-Bye, Good Friends(“Down by the Bay.”) See you later, alligator! After while, crocodile! In an hour, sunflower! Maybe two, kangaroo! Gotta go, buffalo! Adios, hippos! Chow, chow, brown cow! See you soon, baboon! Adieu, cockatoo! Better swish, jellyfish. Chop, chop, lollipop. Gotta run, skeleton! Bye-bye, butterfly! Better shake, rattlesnake. Good-bye, my good friends!

I want to make!

A reading teepee made out of PVC pipe. How cute is this. The children would have TONS of fun reading in here. SOURCE

An adorable READ sign. All you need is the letters from Hobby Lobby or Michael's cover in scrapbook paper with pennants glued to ribbon. SOURCE

Dramatic Center Fun

This year I want to find small things to do that will spruce up my dramatic play center and make it more fun for the children. I found two great websites that have tons of great items with free printable and wanted to share.

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Door Ideas

I have been thinking what to do on my door for back to school. I'm found a few ideas. Here there are...

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Turned TWO

My little man turned two this past Saturday and we had a construction themed party. Calen had a great time playing with all the children that came.

The day was VERY stressful. The party was planned to be in our backyard but it rained off and on all day and according to the weather channel there was more to come. Then we lost power for about an hour. During this whole time I didn't know what to do and couldn't get everything ready outside. I was SO stressed. My husband and I went back and forth about if we should move the party to our facility that we use for wedding and other events. I really didn't want to because almost of the decorations were set up inside and I hated to move them. Therefore we decided that the party would be on at our house and hope that it doesn't rain.

About an hour before the party was to start my husband and I were able to go outside and set up as much as we could in the short time. Unfortunately not every was done that I had planned and was bummed about it but Calen didn't know and had fun.

The party started and everyone had fun. It only sprinkled for a second and stopped so I was very happy about that. The children had a blast playing in sand, jumping on the trampoline, playing with tools, and on the play set. Here are some pictures from the day.

The front door!

The cake table!

Food: Paint Chips=bags of chips, Rocks=grapes, Nuts and Bolts=Chex Mix, Carpenter Pencils= Carrots, Wrecking Balls= Cheese Balls. We had a build your own sandwich bar with Lumber=Bread, Spackle= Jelly, and Wood Putty= Peanut Butter.

Calen having fun!

YUMMMM...CAKE!!!

Back to School

I found a few more things on pinterest, yes I said pinterest and I know it's shocking, to add to my Teacher Parent Orientation.

This is an adorable poem to send home. SOURCE

Cute printables to inform parents of how important it is to read to your child. I will be adding this in my packet. SOURCE

I have a good bit of my stuff together for orientation, which makes me feel a little better because this is a BIG night. I decided to have four stations(SOURCE) for the parents to go to when they enter the classroom. Then they can have a sit and read over the material that I have provided for them in a folder.

It's Been Awhile

I'm still here!!! This summer has been a very relaxing, fun, and busy one. We went to the beach for a week and had a blast. Then this past Saturday my little man turned two, so I was going nonstop to get everything together for his birthday. I feel like now I can just sit back and finishing relaxing, specially with only 3 shorts week left till in service starts. It seems like the summer just started but instead it's wrapping up. I going to miss spending everyday with my sweet boy but ready to start a new year with a new bunch of children (it's bitter sweet).

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and getting in gear to start back!