An awesome start to an awesome Friday! We had dance party outside to yo gabba gabba, then we put on Ivys mix, and got to boogieing! We passed out Easter stickers, which was a big hit! Friends put them on their shirts, arms and gave some to others! We played for a bit longer then marched inside for snack. After snack half of my friends marched back out while ivy, Paislie, and Noah stayed inside to help paint hard boiled eggs! They helped me set up the containers, drop in te tablets and watched as I added vinegar to the cups which began to fizz. I used the small white color to write their names on the egg, then let then each decorate their egg with the color. Paislie first, asked to dye her egg blue, she put it in and watched it change color, they were so excited and wanted to go next! Noah too picked blue and dropped his egg in, gently, and watched as it changed! They were also super excited to see their name once the egg was colored! Ivy who waited patiently, asked for green. She dipped her egg in and watched as it turned green! They all were so excited about their colored eggs, so it was time to bring in 3 more friends to color their eggs! Theo, Asher, and Ancel were my next friends who joined me! They decorated their eggs, and were ready for color! Ancel choose yellow, Asher choose Orange and theo choose green! They focused as their egg rolled around catching color on all the white spots. They placed their eggs in the container for them to dry and went back out so my last 3 friends could paint their eggs, Alanna, olive, and Teo! They were interested in what color their friends chose and were ready to get their dyed! Teo went first, and he chose green! Alanna next, chose blue! And was very happy with her finished project! Olive observed and was finally ready to dye hers, she chose yellow! :) we all washed hands, then got ready for lunch and nap transition!

Here are some pictures from Thursday, March 28! It was a lovely day! Enjoy the pics

We started our Wednesday with Leina coming up to our friends, and showing them a few roly polies she and Maya found the day before. Roly polies are definitely our favorite so everyone came over to check them out.  We then all made our way to the hill to have a fun picnic with the pre tot and primary classes!  Once they were all done, everyone broke off  into different spots of the playground. Ivy, Alanna, and Sophie from the pre tot classroom went to the dome climber and asked for help to stand up on the poles. They attracted an audience, Wynn, Theo, Joey, Miya, Genevieve, and Ms Toni all came over to see what they were up to! They first tried to climb by themselves, using their gross motor skills to get them up, but not all the way. Toni and I helped them up; Ivy enjoyed swinging on the dome, then dropping down. Alanna traversed around the dome, and then jumped down. After a few more tries, it was time to go inside for circle time and art/sensory.  Here at Green Sprout we embrace all cultures and their holiday celebrations and so we have included Easter and Passover activities/discussions in our daily schedule, and so today we decorated Easter Eggs. We also included items that start with the letter G, which made this double fun, as we used Green Glitter and Green Ribbon. We cleaned up as it was almost time for lunch and nap!

after nap, we did out usual potty, diapers, and milk! Jackie had laid out long brown butcher paper, which we used to make our "Toddler Tulip Garden"! All my friends came and put their hand prints on the paper, Ivy helped Jackie as she painted the green stems! We had a quick snack, got shoes on and marched outside!

Much Love
Dom and Jackie

It was a fabulous Tuesday! We started out enjoying some lively tunes from the keyboard that Teo brought for us to share. Every one was interested in exploring the different buttons that make different sounds! We went out to enjoy the sun and the fabulous weather and many of our friends got busy pushing carts and digging in the sand. Toni came out and asked us to, as a team, remove the rocks from behind the garden to begin a rollie pollie search. We found different containers in which to put our crawling friends. We found almost one hundred rollie pollies, there were so many! Then, we got busy pulling weeds. After some weed pulling, we gathered around to taste fresh parsley, mint, dill, and kale from our garden! We came in for lunch, and after lunch, we sat on our nap mats to read the “g” book, which included “garden” and “grass” in the story. We talked about what we had done outside. After nap, we did yoga, had a great time, then headed outside. We enjoyed ants on a log for snack in the beautiful weather. We found a beetle and observed it. It was a great day.

Everyone showed up all bundled since the weather got cold again. Alanna, Teo, Ivy and Noah all came to the carpet, as I plugged in the awesome keyboard Scott let us borrow! We listened to different drumming noises, animal noises, and waves. We listened to some prerecorded songs, and made up beats and songs of our own! We waited for a few more friends to show up, and then got ready for snack! We had a quick diaper check, and marched outside to the cold, but tolerable weather. Since our letter of the week is G, we pointed out things outside that started with the letter. Green, Grass, Garden, Grow! Theo came to me saying “ffffff”, as he was still very much stuck on the letter F, but quickly turned his attention to the garden, and started saying “guh guh guuuhh”.  We checked out a few caterpillars the primary came across, before marching inside for lunch and nap transition.

As it got into the waking hour, Alanna and Theo were the only ones awake and ready to get busy, so while we let our other friends sleep, we made our way to the table for fine motor/manipulative's.  I brought out a three hole punch and a one hole punch. I demonstrated how to squeeze and push down on the hole punch. Theo asked first to use while Alanna observed. He made a few holes, then was curious on how to remove and insert the paper. Alanna said she was ready and started practicing with the one hole punch, squeezing hard and making holes in her paper. As more friends awoke Theo and Alanna cleaned up and made their way to the library. Ms Abby is out of town, so she sent another of Little Yoga Houses’ finest, Ms Chelsea! We greeted Ms Chelsea, and she started stretches with everyone, asking them to stomp their feet, touch their toes, and get on their hands and knees like they were crawling. We finished yoga up with some ring around the yogi, got shoes on and headed outside! Ms Toni was outside working on the garden which gave my friends the perfect opportunity to get dirty, check out the plants, and help pull out weeds and Grass! We came across some roly poly’s which everyone loves, and that brought all the primary, toddlers, and pre tots together to get as many as they could!

Much Love

Dom and Jackie

It was a great Friday as we started in each of our classrooms, exploring the newest lessons, toys, and books. Ivy And Alanna found some pine cones and different sized sea shells that they examined with their hands and magnifying glasses, while Noah and Olive were busy with their morning art, using markers! Theo thought it funny to put some sunglasses on, then found the mouse ears and tail and asked for help to put them on. He asked for me to take a pic, showing off his sunglasses, mouse ears, and most important mouse tail! :) We did a quick clean up, and gathered around Snarls fish tank to feed and observe him in his habitat. they all respected his fish tank and put their hands behind their back, and gazed as he swam around and ate up the food they sprinkled in his bowl. We said goodbye to Mr Snarl, got shoes on and marched outside!

after nap, we broke up into centers, most friends made their way to the construction area, and writing center where we talked more about the letter F! Everyone found a seat, as i brought out water colors, and paper with the letter F and a fish on it.  Olive, Paislie, and Ivy got busy wetting their brush and dipping it in the color. Teo, Theo, Noah, Alanna, and Ancel soon made their way to the table ready to paint too! Ms Liz soon made her way to our room for Friday Cooking Project. Today they got to taste yogurt, honey, strawberries, and magic pop and boy was it a hit! We all said Thank You and goodbye to Liz, got our shoes on and marched outside to enjoy our afternoon!

Much Love
Dom and Jackie

We started our day in the pre tot room, as not many friends were here yet because of the rain. It fun to see the pre tots and toddlers interacting as they feed off of each others energy and the toddlers love to take care of, and help them. Wren joined us for the morning and was so excited to be back in his old room! We told our pre tot friends goodbye and transitioned to our room for snack.  During that time we talked about what day and month it was. And counted to number 20, since it was March 20th! Theo wanted to count one more time so we did, before cleaning up and sitting for circle time! Teo brought 2 of his books from home, "Little Blue Truck" and "Wild About You"! As I read the first one Ms Toni was walking through and offered to read the second book! Teo was so excited to share his books, and everyone sat criss cross apple sauce as Ms Toni started the book. She read and everyone got quiet and listened. once she was done we said goodbye! Our art/sensory activity for today was Feet Painting, because our letter of the week is "F"! Ivy went first, while Noah, olive, Paislie, Teo, Alanna, wren, and Theo sat to the side, observing and waiting patiently. Ivy stepped lightly at first, but was soon walking up and down the paper making feet marks here and there and manipulating her foot to make prints of just her toes and heels. She soon all done, and Theo was up next. He quickly put his foot in paint, and got to walking. Making green feet prints all down the paper! Noah, Alanna, Wren, Teo, and Paislie all went after, mimicing what Theo and Ivy did, but using and mixing different colors when it was their turn. Olive opted not to get her feet dirty, but certainly enjoyed observing her friends, and everyone loved the finished product! :) We all washed hands and feet, and made our way to the table for lunch, then transitioned to potties and nap.

After nap, we had a quick snack, and marched outside. Everyone was so excited to get out and explore, rain free!

Much Love
Dom and Jackie

It's a great Monday given we just returned from spring break! Ivy Alanna Teo Paislie olive and Noah all joined us today.  So that made for a small class, but we certainly love our small groups as we get more one on one time with each individual sproutlet! But we certainly did miss Theo, Asher Ancel and Koichi! We enjoyed the morning breeze, then as it got a hotter we shed our layers and enjoyed the suns rays. Teo was searching for roly polies and caterpillars while Alanna and Olive dug small holes and filled up sensory tables with sand. Noah quickly grabbed a shovel to join in, while Ivy, feeling artistic, grabbed some chalk and began decorating the play scape. We did a quick clean up then made our way inside for snack. Teo requested the ABCs while we waited patiently for the rest of our friends to get clean and get a bowl. Jackie sang, while I cut snack and everyone sang along! While my friends gobbled up their snack, we talked about the days of the week, and what month we are in. Also what our Letter of the week is: Ff! Noah said all done first and made his way to the sink, Teo soon followed, along with olive, Paislie, and Alanna! Ivy waited at the table til traffic died down and went to wash her hands. We all made our way to the writing center where I found out Letter F book, and we all began to discuss words that start with the letter F! First, we identified Feather! As olive Alanna and Noah tickled with feathers, I brought out our Fish, Snarl! Ivy, Paislie And Teo then made their way to check out the feathers and fish! Everyone took a seat as I read "My letter F Book"! They clearly identified Fire, Four, Frog, and Farmer. And we're also excited to see Flowers, Fire Truck, and Fox! We finished up the book, as Mrs. Jackie passed out construction paper and glue to each sproutlet so they could make and decorate their own Flowers! Noah and Teo loved the texture of the glue stick, while Paislie kept saying "F" and "Four". Ivy and Olive were busy decorating their flowers while Alanna put glue all over her paper. As they laid each petal down, they said all done and we soon made our way outside to join the pre tots and primary friends!

After nap, which went into the 3 o'clock hour for some friends, we got up, Alanna and Paislie sat on the potty, while other friends finished up their milk and made their way to centers. Mr Nick came in to help out with shoes and sunscreen, then Ms Abby made her way in for some Yoga! We soon said our goodbyes to Abby, had a quick, yummy snack, then marched out to explore the warm, but

It was a small class this Friday. Due to stomach bugs, rain,  and spring break but we made it the best Friday possible! We had four along with the pre tots so we combined and had a fun pre tot toddler morning snack and art/sensory project! Everyone got their smocks on, while Jackie laid out paper and they got to use their hands and paintbrushes (toilet paper rolls with cut out designs)  to make some beautiful art! They later explored the toddler room, with my toddler friends showing their pre tot friends how to use certain items and collaborating in te construction area making big long train tracks!!

The pre tots made their way back to their room for lunch and Ancel, olive, Paislie and Koichi all washed hands and sat for lunch as well! We soon transitioned to potty and nap.

After nap, everyone made their way to centers while other friends had milk and got their diaper changed! They explored the classroom before Ms Liz made her way to the room for our Friday Cooking Project! She had different veggies on a plate for each friend to try and add to their hummus/rice cake! They all told Ms Liz thank you before heading outside to enjoy their Friday afternoon before Spring break!

Much love
Dom and Jackie

Oh, Thursday was a good day. We started off with free-play outside, came in for snack, and went right into circle time. During circle time, ever one was interested in reading My “E” Book one more time. We talked about elves and eggs and elephants, sang songs about the days of the week, and then moved onto an activity. We used play dough to create anything we wanted; and Dom and I were focused on making “e” objects with play dough. We made over-easy eggs and elephants, and passed them around for every one to investigate. It was one of those days where teachers and students alike were feeling under the weather, however, so it was a slow transition to outside, inside and lunch, and finally nap. After nap, we did some free-play and soon the day was over.