Dr. Seuss Celebration PM

We had a great day full of fun activities.  We read the Cat in the Hat and made hats to match.  We also had special cookies made by our cafeteria to enjoy as part of our celebration Dr. Seuss birthday!

Dr. Seuss Celebration! AM

We had a great day full of fun activities.  We read the Cat in the Hat and made hats to match.  We also had special cookies made by our cafeteria to enjoy as part of our celebration Dr. Seuss birthday!

Dinosaurs PM

What we know about dinosaurs...
They have sharp teeth
They have sharp claws.
Some dinosaurs can swim
They have long necks
They have feet and claws to dig.
They have long tails.
They have long feet and legs.
They have good eyes to see.
Sometimes they're tall.
Some dinosaurs walk in water
Some dinosaurs can make noises.
They eat meat.
What we want to know...
Do dinosaurs eat ice cream?
Do they have baby dinosaurs?
Do they have soft bones?
Did they die because they were old?

Dinosaurs AM

What we know about Dinosaurs...
They eat meat.
They have sharp teeth and bite their food.
Their babies hatch.
They bite.
They have brothers and sisters.
They eat other dinosaurs heads off.
They chomp.
They have eggs.
They run fast and they chomp chomp chomp.
They stomp stomp stomp.

What we want to know...
Where can we see their bones?
Why are they extinct?
How fast can they run?
How big were they?

If you know any answers or where to help us find these answers feel free to comment and help us answer these questions!

Our Classroom Restaurant

After coming back from winter break the children voted to turned our home area into a restaurant.  We planned every aspect of it right down to the table cloths.  We sent home a letter asking for help gathering all the items that they had requested.  I kid you not the next day the children were bring things in to use in their restaurant!  We began setting it up and the children could not wait to actually begin working in their new center.  The first day it was open the children could barely contain their excitement.  Their play has been extended to such a higher level just with a little change of an area that they invested their time and thoughts in to!  Without the help of all of our families it would not be any where near the level of what the children wanted.  They are already playing so many different roles, cooking, taking orders, running the cash register, and closing the restaurant and cleaning it up for the next shift!  It is amazing what they know and how they extend it in their play!

Our new classroom blog!!!

I am thrilled to be able to add this extra way to keep our families involved in our classroom! This has been a goal of mine for awhile, but I am finally get the chance to create it and see where it takes us! I hope to post about what life is really like in our classroom and have the families be a part of it as well! It is a great tool for all of us to keep up with the children in the classroom. I can update this so much quicker and easier and also the families can dialog with myself and each other! Who know there maybe even other educators who might chime in or read about what we are up to with our lively 4 and 5 year olds!