Patriot's Day

Some people may say that preschoolers are too young to learn about the horrible things that happened to our nation 12 years ago.  I agree, they are too young.  Instead, we discussed our flag, our country, and the community helpers that make our United States a wonderful place to live.

 We made flags today and practiced reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

Drawing straight lines and cutting are still challenging to some. But that's why we are here at school...right?

We learned that there are short and long stripes on the flag.

........and stars!

Take a look at these young Patriots!

I want to send a "Thank You" and "God Bless You" out to all of our community helpers out there that go to work every day to make our nation a great place! 

 Proud to be an American!!

Colors and Patterns

Three weeks in and we are doing great!  

My kiddos are getting much faster at the color hunt game.  We play it everyday.  Some of them get really excited about being the first one back to the rug while others like to get a little more creative on the item they find.  The language part of the game is improving too.  They are learning the correct names of items around the room.  Scissors are no longer "cutters" and hot pads from the home center are no longer "blankets".

I introduced patterns for the first time today through a community helpers game I made over the weekend.  I was amazed at how fast they picked it up!  

Hope you all have a great week!

This Week In Pre K...

My dear friend, Deedee Wills, has talked me into jumping into a new adventure!

 Posting my lesson plans!  Here goes! 

 I hope you will find them helpful or get some ideas from them to add to your week.  Now, let me explain the format a bit.  The green shaded boxes on top are developmental areas that I want to make sure I am covering throughout the week. I simply check mark that column if the activity meets that developmental area.   The box with (S   Lg    I), S - Small Group, Lg - Large Group, I - Individual.  My lesson plans range from 1-2 weeks depending on the topic.  We are in our second week of this one.  I plan several activities for each category to the left.  You can pick and choose which one you want to do each day. Over the week, you will hit them all.  If you have any questions, please ask.  I would be happy to answer anything I left out.

I am linking up with Deedee from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten.  Great ideas to be shared!
 Thanks Deedee!

My Lesson Plans " What Do I Want To Be?"

Tip: To print on 8x11 paper click "Fit to scale" before printing.