Playing in the Rain Forest (1/17)

What a beautiful day here at Green Sprout! Everyone was in such high spirits today and very eager to learn laugh and love!  This morning we enjoyed center time while waiting for all of our friends to arrive.  Rhys, Jasper, Miya and dax enjoyed playing with our bear puzzles that have different emotions; they each took turns using the bear puzzle to make each bear have a different emotion. Leina used to her time play our color counting game.  She did a great job organizing all the tiles in order of their numbers and color.   The kiddos then turned their attention to the drum machine to have a dance party! It was so much fun!!

During circle time Miss Lizzie introduced the class to a new continent, South America.  We located South America on the globe, Colette Leina and Maya were quick to notice that we live closer to South America than France.  We then discussed the rain forest and what animals live in the rain forest.  Monkeys were the topic of discussion; we each took turns telling a story to Miss Lizzie as she wrote it down.  Taking turns telling a story really helps the kiddos learn to listen to what others are saying and take that information to build a story with cause and effect.  We wrapped up circle time reading a couple of books Colette brought to school.  One was a book about monkeys and the other was an eye spy book in German. 

Everyone then gathered at the table to paint a picture of the rain forest.  The kiddos really used a lot of time to be very precise in their painting. The kiddos used a lot of details to paint what they thought the rain forest looks like. 

During our morning outside time we did some work in the garden.  The kiddos helped Dom Dom and Nick plant broccoli and flowers in our garden!  They loved getting their hands dirty and digging holes to put the plants in.

This afternoon everyone had a blast in Spanish!  We were introduced to new songs and loved singing the old ones as loud as we could!  Mrs. Leona then passed out drums for everyone to play while we listened to music.  We said adios to Mrs, Leona and Alma and headed outside to work together in our backyard to make it beautiful!  The kiddos helped shovel new sand in the sandbox and continued to help in the garden.   What a great way to spend this gorgeous afternoon!

See everyone tomorrow!

Love, Lizzie and Nick