Easter Egg Hunt

While going through my pictures on my phone I found our Easter Egg Hunt pictures and realized I never shared....so here they are:

It was a fun day!!!

Veggie Week

Here are some pictures of our week learning about veggies. 

On Monday we discussed that vegetables are grown in gardens. Some farmers only

 grow one crop while other grow many. We even watched some video on the Smart Board of farmers harvesting crops. We also learned that some plants grow in the soil and some out of the soil and then watch the book, Tops and Bottoms. 

Later we continued our discussion on plants growing in the soil, bottoms, and plants growing out the soil, tops, by reading the story Up, Down, and Around. After we sorted which vegetables/fruit are tops, bottoms, and grow on trees.

We also ate a plant! The children had a blast with this activity and wanted more after then ate what was on their sheet.

On Wednesday we talked about potatoes and then did a taste test.

We tested three ways to eat a potato: potato chips, french fries, and mash potatoes. Then we graphed our favorite way and analyzed the graph. 

Thursday we watched the story of Peter Rabbit and made him.

We ended our fun unit by having a yummy veggie party!!!

 

Easter Week

We have had a fun week learning all about Easter. We started our unit by reading a story about the Easter story. We learned that Easter is about how much Jesus loves us and about how happy we are that he came back to life. 

 Then we read a story about the Easter bunny. We learned that every year on Easter day, a little bunny delivered his joyous message of rebirth to the world, so that all of us would remember Jesus'  message of love, hope, and new life.

On Monday the children started their rotation through Prayer center and their jobs. Here is a peek at what they did:

Colored a picture with sight words on it.

Count the room

Rhyming Words

 And the children sorted, counted, and graphed Easter Eggs. 

Prayer Center- the children made an empty tomb.

On Tuesday we discussed why eggs are a symbol of Easter...new birth. After the children made a chick hatching out of an egg. 

Yesterday Mrs. Schmitz came and did a lesson on gun safety with the children.

Everyone is super excited about our egg hunt later!!!

Garden Week Wrap Up

On Wednesday the children painted sunflowers and yesterday they were hung in the hall to create a beautiful garden.

Yesterday Mrs. Julie from the Memphis Botanic Gardens came and taught the children about the different parts of a flower. 

Today we talked about Spring and I introduced our Easter unit for next week. After the children made the most adorable bunnies that we hung on our door. 

Garden Week

We started off our garden unit by watching the story "Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. 

After reading the story, we discussed the life cycle of a plant by using an anchor charts. 

After we charted what a plant has, needs, and gives us. 

Yesterday Mrs. Schmitz came and started her lesson on safety. 

After we discuss the parts of a flower and learned about each part. 

Today we learned about sunflowers. After we used q-tips to paint a sunflower. Once they are dry we will make a sunflower garden in the hallway. 

 Tomorrow Memphis Botanic Gardens will come and teach the children about flowers.

St. Patrick's Unit

This week we have been learning all about St. Patrick. On Monday we learned that he taught the people of Ireland about God. He used a shamrock to teach them about the Trinity. After the children made a shamrock with the Trinity so they can be like St. Patrick and teach others.

This week at Prayer center the children are making a St. Patrick craft.

Tuesday we came into the room and saw a big mess...

We then found out their was a leprechaun on the loose and went to see if we could find him. We found him looking for his whistle in the garden. He told the children a story and had them look for his pot of gold. The children had a ball.

After we read a story about a Leprechaun and made our own. Then the children told us when they feel lucky. 

Yesterday we completed our journal entry. Everyone drew beautiful pictures of leprechauns, rainbows, and pots of gold.

Today we sorted and graphed skittles. The children had fun and did an awesome job.

Here's a peek at the jobs that they children are doing this week:

This week we learned about tally marks.

Shamrock Measuring

Graphing

What Comes Next

Tomorrow the children will make a rainbow.

Dr. Seuss

This week we are having fun reading tons of Dr. Seuss books. 

Yesterday we started our unit by watching the movie The Cat in the Hat. After the children followed directions while drawing the cat in the hat and then water colored him. 

We also started our jobs. Here is a peek:

Beginning Sound train

Rainbow Writing Sight Words

Rhyming the Room

Counting the Room

I Have Do You Have Card Game

Today we read the book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. After the children each got a handful of colored goldfish that they sorted and graphed.

Then they enjoyed eating them. Yummmmmy!

I can't wait for the rest of our fun week.