Monday was awesome. We started out with a great circle time on the letter sound “T”. Trucks, Tea, tracks, towels and more, every one was super excited to find out what “T” object they would get. After circle time, we worked hard. We went out and listened to stories on the lawn. We even had a chance to do some drawing. In the afternoon used our imaginations and gross motor skills to create a choo-choo train. Colette came for yoga, and she brought bubbles with her to demonstrate how our breath works. And then during snack, Miss Ashley showed every one Mr. Whale, our new soap dispenser.

On Tuesday, we started out using stencils and pencils. During circle time, we talked about Mr. Whale again, and did a demonstration on how to use him.  We went outside and planted Merigolds. In the afternoon, we did yoga on the deck!

Wednesday morning, we started out with stamps at the table. While every one used stamps and markers, Ashley started painting the bookshelf to turn it into a fireplace. We had circle time, and then took out some counting cards. We counted the cards and put them in order again and again.  We went outside, and every one had a chance to clean up the garden a bit, but pulling out grass and weeds.  We came in and had fun discussion about things we can be thankful for.

On Thursday, we made paper versions of ourselves. We glued cut outs of clothes onto the gingerbread type shapes and marked and put stickers on them. Later, we used connectors and practiced pulling them apart and putting them together. During circle time, we warmed our hands in the pretend fireplace. We talked about how fire is hot, and we should not touch fire. We also talked about fires provide light and heat, and they’re fun to stay cozy next to. We read a book and did some work. Miles and Livio were with us. We made drum sets out of some spoons and cardboard boxes. We hung out, played the drums, and had dance party the rest of the day.

Friday, we had a small class. Many of our friends were either sick or on vacation. We were thinking of you! We made a train in the play area. During circle time, we read a book about how to make booboos feel better. We talked about helping friends, what it looks like when some one’s sad or hurting, and using first aid. We passed butterfly bandaids around and put them on the same spot as the bird in the book. We talked about times when we’ve used bandaids before.  In the afternoon, Miss Liz dropped by to give us an awesome cooking lesson. We showed us a fun way to separate pomegranate seeds from their peel, how to make a smoothie, and how to make a scrumptious smoothie pie. We each got to press pecans on the bottom of our cups, got smoothie poured on top, and then used our pomegranate seeds to top it off.

What a friggin’ awesome week!

We had a fabulous Monday morning playing doctor visit. When we headed outside, we had a chance to do some gardening. During yoga, we went surfing on our feet and bellies.

Tuesday morning, we had a stamping activity. We had an excellent circle time where we introduced a sticker work, sand work, and strawberry work.  In the afternoon we had a blast doing yoga with Ms. Amelia.

Wednesday, we used dot markers to make our own traffic lights. We hung out with Cherokee’s dog when we went outside and watched her do fun tricks for us.  We had reading time on the lawn, as well.

We had an excellent Friday that started out with a community dance party and a family reading time out on the lawn. We spent a lot of time working our gross motor skills by dancing and climbing the dome and tree. Some friends brought costumes, and we all had a chance to dress up outside.  We read a book about acts of kindness during circle time, and talked about kind things we had done in the past. Some friends helped Ashley install roads on the walls of the construction zone. In the afternoon, we had a cooking project where we made grilled cheeses.

What an awesome week at the Sprout!

Are Monday started off with some quality work time followed by circle time. We sat down for snack and had the challenge of peeling our own oranges. We took the time to smell the sweet citrusy aromas and asking friends for help if any one needed help. At the end of the day we had yoga and practiced moving fur balls around with our feet. Later, we celebrated Kai’s birthday!

Unfortunately my pictures from Tuesday were lost, some how. However, we did have a great day of eating watermelon and making nature collages in the morning. In the afternoon, we had a blast eating cupcakes and celebrating Kian’s birthday!

Wednesday morning, we spent time “going to the store.” Friends took turns scanning items and putting them in bags. We also spent time taking care of our corn sprouts. Then, we had circle time, and put together the ingredients to make play-dough. In the afternoon, we moved our bodies around and made up our own yoga poses. Then, every one had a chance to play with the cinnamon scented playdough!

On Wednesday, every one had a chance to use dot markers to create fall leaves. We went outside and spent a lot of time reading books. In the afternoon, we celebrated Tula’s birthday outside! We ate yummy healthy treats and wore sunglasses and party hats.

Friday morning, we had our usual dance party. We had more opportunities to make nature collages, and we used hula hoops. We had an awesome lunch-time picnic outside. Later that day, we had a cooking project where we used cookie cutters to cut out shapes in our bread, and decorated the bread with sun butter and raisins.   

We started off our Monday caring for our little sprouts in the classroom. We did work and in the afternoon we had yoga!

Tuesday morning, we joined the primary room outside as they set a beautiful monarch butterfly free. We placed it on the branch of a tree to ensure its safety. Then, we had a chance to do some art. We used construction paper cut outs of ginger bread-type men, and used tape to turn them into mummies. It was a very focused activity. In the afternoon, we became alligators. We laid on our bellies quietly and waited for our pray to pass us so that we could “snap” on them and eat them! We read some cool books and Amelia joined us for yoga.

Wednesday, we got busy using connectors in the morning. Later in the morning, we had the chance to decorate sugar skulls for our Dia De los Green Sprout celebration. In the afternoon, we finished up our mummies and put eyes on them. We talked a lot about Halloween!

On Halloween, we started out with a dress-up black-light dance party! We read Noah’s book, On the Moon, and talked about floating in outer-space! We got Halloween tattoos in the afternoon, and during snack, had a chance to enjoy one special treats provided by parents. We each got to eat one chocolate candy, but had to use our fine motor skills to unwrap it first. Before we knew it, it was 4pm and time to start celebrating. We headed outside to enjoy our Dia De los Green Sprout party.

Friday morning, our community project was gluing leaves to trees drawn on paper. We also played games of Ring Around the Rosie. Meanwhile, we were having dance party all morning. In the afternoon, we had a cooking project which involved mixing peanut butter, granola, and a bit of pumpkin spice. Every one enjoyed their snack.