Mo Mo Monday

A happy energy was in the air this morning as we started our day. Toni was playing tag with the primary, and many of our toddler friends joined in the fun. Jasper and Joey had lots of fun saying "Ready, set, go!" We Sat on the fence to line up and go inside for snack. Joey, Paislie, and Teo joined the pre-tot class to keep their friend Olive company! She was the only pre-tot in class today!

We did our usual train track building and drove cars. Koichi is always one to start the sound effects...every one sat around making sounds and driving while Annabelle sat on Jackie's lap making comentary about what was happening. Jasper, Theo, Ivy, Alanna, and Wren started a beat for us so that we could sing the days of the week. We learned today is Monday, and sang a song about the sunny weather. Wren, Koichi, Ben and Jasper were interested in moving the velcro numbers that signify the date. We sang the name song "1, 2, 3, say hello to _____, we're so glad you're here today, 1, 2, 3." Wren, Koichi, Ben, and Theo got busy singing the song along with us. We read the book "You are Here" about two girls who go on an adventure in their house. They see a "giant" which is really a red mask used for decoration, and a "fierce monster" which is their pet cat. We talked for a long time about the hissing sound that cats make. Jasper, Koichi, and Ivy showed us their cat sounds. When I made the purr sound, Wren found a way to make a similar sound (doing rasberries).

Then we went outside to transplant one of our classroom plants. Everybody was interested in getting a little bit dirty. We found soil at the fig tree that was perfect for our plant. We grabbed dirt by the handful put it in the pot, took the plant from the other pot, observed and touched the roots, and stuck it in the big pot! Then, we took turns spraying water on our plants. Annabelle and Ben really mastered those water bottles throughout morning play time. They watered all the plants in the gardens!

Primary came out, and they brought tons of chalk. Every one was interested in taking some chalk and drawing on the fence and the play scape. Ivy really wanted to use all the different colors, Koichi enjoyed drawing on the play scape, Alanna drew on the slide, and every one got chalk all over their hands!

We came inside for lunch. During lunch, Alanna made each other laugh saying "i can't each it" as they put their spoons just out of reach and laughed. Soon it was nap time. Once we woke up, we had a grand dance party to Jasper's mix cd. He showed off his exciting dance moves and every one joined in the fun. Koichi was particularly interested spinning in circles until he fell. Then, every one separated into different centers. We went around with a mirror to show every one what they were doing. Wren said "Wren is drawing!" when he saw himself. We all got a set of stickers to use by ourselves while we played. Many friends put stickers on their body and on construction paper. Annabelle decorated her nap mat with stickers. We had snack, and then a dance party, and then fed Tuna fish just before leaving outside!

What a great day!