Superhero Week

This is one of our favorite weeks!  Check out some of the fun we had!

The kids LOVED learning how to fly....

 Each child brought an old t-shirt from home that we used to make capes.  

They were welcome to dress up as superheroes all week if they wanted. 

 I had some little boys that were more than happy to wear their Halloween costumes again!

 We discussed the character traits of superheroes and ways we could have those same traits everyday.

 We also learned about some superhero's weaknesses.  

We were very careful not to touch the "kryptonite" as we had races to fill our buckets.

 We used our wrist shields to protect ourselves from the Bubbles of Doom!  

 Our superhero boots came in helpful too!

 Who says Venn Diagrams are only for big kids!  

We found things that were the same and different between Superman and Spiderman.

 We learned about the "super power" of static electricity.  

Rub a balloon on the carpet then hold it just above a plate of salt.  

The salt jumps up and clings onto the balloon!

 Some were curious what else they could get the balloon to stick to.  

Then they found the air vent! Amazing fun!

 

 Magnets were another fun "super power" to explore.

 The girls loved it just as much as the boys!

So did we!

Warning! Preschool Booby Traps!

During centers a couple of weeks ago, one little guy went over to the yarn and started quietly stringing it under, over and around everything in sight.  Instead of jumping in to make him stop I sat back and watched for a few minutes.  He stayed focused on his work as the other children played around him.  I finally asked him what he was working on.  He looked up at me with a smile and replied, "I'm making booby traps!"  He wasn't trying to catch anything or harm anyone.  Just simply making booby traps for fun.  This went on for a few days and soon half of the class had joined him!  I couldn't bring myself to stop them.  It was so much fun to watch the creativity, teamwork and problem solving unfold.  

So I decided to join them!

  One morning when they arrived they found a note on our door warning them that our classroom had been booby trapped. Enter at your own risk!

They had so much fun passing their coats and backpacks to friends on the other side so they could belly crawl into the classroom.  

(This was high enough for them to have to go under but low enough for me to step over!)

 I also had a "Laser" maze set up over our rug.  

This was a fun way to reteach positional words.

 (Crawl under, step between, jump over)

High Wire or Balance Beam?

Each day this month we are reading a different fairy tale or folk tale.

  Earlier this week we read "Mirette on the High Wire" by Emily Arnold McCully.  My students loved learning about Paris, hearing some French, and learning about the art of walking on a high wire.  

We pulled out the balance beam and tried walking it ourselves!

Next we made balance birds.  

Super easy to do, cut bird pattern (old file folders work great) then attach a paperclip to each wing.  

We discovered we could balance them on our fingers and even our noses!

What else could we balance them on?

Great way to incorporate social studies, gross motor and science into story time! 

This Week in Pre K... "Scarecrows"

A big thank you to Deedee Wills and everyone that entered the monster give away this weekend! 

Those are always so much fun! 

I worked on a new unit to go along with my scarecrow week.
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I am linking up with Deedee from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten.  Great ideas to be shared!

Thanks Deedee!

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Going Batty and a FREEBIE!

All you need are two ladders, a broom handle, and some tape!

  We had some gross motor fun today by hanging upside down like bats!  

The kids loved it!!

We had some fine motor fun too while working on number recognition and counting!

Here's a little FREEBIE for everyone! 

Enjoy!

This Week in Pre-K..."Insects and Spiders"

With all the creepy crawlies moving about, this is the perfect time of year to teach the kids about insects and spiders.  The weather here has finally started getting cooler.  This makes it easy to find spiders and other insects to catch in jars for the kids to observe for a day or two.  I just finished a fun product for this week to add to my math, literacy and science centers.  I  can't wait to see what kind of critters we can find this week!

My Lesson Plans : "Insects and Spiders"

Have a great week!

How tall was a T-Rex?

We ended dinosaur week with everyone's favorite.....The Tyrannosaurus Rex!!!

I asked the students how tall a t-rex was.

Awesome problem solving and creative thinking!

I had a pre-measured piece of yarn in my hand. (20 Feet long)

I asked the students if he was as tall as me.

 (holding the yarn even with the top of my head, letting the extra yarn drag the ground)

Students: "NO, taller!"

So I climbed onto a shelf and held the yarn to the ceiling.

Me: "Was a t-rex this tall?"

Students: "NO, taller!"

We then went outside. 

Me: "Where could I go to get taller?"

Students: "Stand on the slide."

Me: "Is this how tall a t-rex was?"

Students: "No, taller!"

Me: "Where can I go to get taller?"

Students: "Get on the roof!"

Me: "Ohhh, good idea!"

Up I went!

Me: "Is this how tall a t-rex was?"

Students: "YES!!"

 We also stomped like a t-rex to the beat of a drum! Great activity for "fast and slow".

Dinosaur Eggs

Dinosaurs laid eggs...in a nest?! 

 We had to try it! 

 I led my students outside and shared with them the fact that dinosaurs laid eggs in nests they built. 

 We decided that the nest must have been really big and decided to use some teamwork to 

build a dinosaur sized nest.

 After our nest was built, my dinosaur assistant laid some dinosaur eggs in our nest!

We then opened the eggs to see what kind of dinosaur babies were inside.

Colors and Shapes

In just a few more weeks, I will be starting over with a fresh batch of preschoolers. 

 One of the first games I will teach them is how to go on color and shape hunts. 

 My students LOVE these games every year! 

Not only is it a great way to get kids up and moving as they learn but a great way to build language skills too.   I have students take turns sharing the name of their color or shape and the name of the item they found.

 To freshen up the game this year, I made these cards for the kids to hold during their hunt. 

Blocks and Storytime Outside

Another beautiful day and rain coming tomorrow. 

 Out we went again today! 

  We gathered up our blocks and took them outside.   

 Each student took two blocks, taking turns we slowly 

added them together to build bridges in different habitats.

 We had to stay on the bridge or the animals of that habitat might see us!

This is such a great ABC book to use when learning about animals. 

 Great pictures of the animals and shows children how to move like the animals.

Get those kids moving!

"F" is for flap your wings like a macaw!

"H" is for howl like a wolf pup!

"Q" is for quack like a duck!

"R" is for ride like a young gorilla!

(We have an odd number of kids so I got to be the momma gorilla!)

I LOVE SUNNY DAYS!!!!