An Apple a Day...

We started this Wednesday outside playing a game of Hide and Seek with Miss Lizzie.  We had everyone outside participating in the fun.  I just have to say that we have some really good hiders on  our hands!  The game of Hide and Seek turned into a game of tag as more friends arrived and it began to become harder for everyone to find a hiding spot.  Once Mr. Nick arrived we came inside for snack, before we sat down at the table we all took off our shoes and practiced hanging up our own jackets n the coat rack.  All the kiddos are really getting the hang of it :-p 
We sat at the table to enjoy tasty watermelon and cheerios.  As the kiddos began to finish up and wash their bowls they headed to the carpet with Mr. Nick to have circle time.  After we sang songs, discussed the date and the weather the kiddos noticed Miss Lizzie was holding a mystery box, she gave hints for the kiddos to try and guess what was in the box.  As soon as she said it was red and a fruit everyone all at once yelled out APPLES!! They are all correct!  She had an apple for each Shining Star to come to table and polish.  As we were polished apples we discussed apples grow on trees and many apple trees growing together is called an orchard.  Once we got our apples all shiny and clean we put them in the basket in the table to eat tomorrow!  We then came back to the carpet to discuss what centers we wanted to go to.   Miss Lizzie and Mr. Nick also explained we have new math games and puzzles to explore.  Leina Paige and Miya wanted to take time at the sensory table sorting and transferring rice and pasta into different containers.  Dax, Tristan, and Rhys went to the building and constructions center to build houses, towers, airplanes, and trains! Maya, Colette, Leina came to our math center to explore the new puzzles and to continue play with our color mixing activity.  While the Shining Stars were playing in centers Miss Lizzie brought one at a time to make their own apple tree!  We used brown paint on our forearm to make the tree trunks and our fingers to dab red paint on the leaves as apples.  Once everyone had made their tree we had an amazing orchard to hang in our classroom!  
When we went back outside before lunch we all had a great game of soccer and catch!  Some of us played soccer as the others played toss with all the balls we could find on the playground!  All the kiddos' hand eye coordination is getting very strong and we are catching more and more balls each day!
After nap time and snack we gathered at the carpet for a breathing activity, each kiddo received a feather and laid on their back to practice deep breathes.  We put the feather over our mouth and we inhaled through our nose and exhaled out our mouth we got to watch the feather float up in the air! As we were practicing our deep breathes we chatted about when are good times to use deep breathes.  The kiddos quickly said when we are sad or upset, or to calm our bodies down.  We also discussed sometimes after we run around a lot we can use deep breathes.  
As we were finishing up Mrs. Leona walked in our room and it was time for Spanish! YAY!  During Spanish the kiddos sang and danced to two of their favorite songs.  One of which they use scarves to wave around and twirl with. We did this song and dance a second time because the kiddos love it that much! The other song we use bells to wake our friends after they had been asleep. We said adios to Mrs. Leona and headed outside to end our day watching a beautiful butterfly fly around us by the sandbox!  
See everyone tomorrow!