Story Book for February 27, 2009

Our story book for February 27th was Whoever You Are by Mem Fox.  This book lets children know that there are children all over the world who have similarities to them.  They smile, laugh, cry, and are loved by someone.

Story Book for February 26, 2009

Our story book for February 26th was Does an Elephant Take a Bath? by Dr. Fred Ehrlich.  This book compares how animals and humans keep clean.

Story Book for February 25, 2009

Our story book for February 25th was Look at Your Eyes by Paul Showers.  This book explains to children how their eyes work.

Story Book for February 24, 2009

Our story book for February 24th was Even More Parts by Tedd Arnold.  A little boy is worried about his body parts based on common phrases he hears people use.

Math Activity: Body Patterns

For this activity the children completed various body part patterns.  The patterns included hand and foot patterns.

Story Book for February 23, 2009

Our story book for February 23rd was My Five Senses by Aliki.  This book is about how people use their 5 senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing.

Math Activity: How Tall Are You?

For this activity the children helped measure each other.  First one child laid down on the floor so that a teacher and friend could measure them using a piece of yarn.  Next, the children measure the piece of string with a tape measure to see how tall they were.  The children took home their piece of yarn to show their parents how tall they were.

Music Activity: Do Your Ears Hang Low?

Our music activity on this day was Do Your Ears Hang Low?

You can hear the song by clicking on this link.

We acted out the words to this song while we sang it.

Story Book for February 20, 2009

Our story book for February 20th was My Body, Your Body by Mick Manning.  This book looks at human and animal body parts with comments on differences and similarities between them.

Science Activity: Gooey Mixture

For this activity we used a Cornstarch and water recipe to make this gooey mixture.  We added a little food coloring to make it more appealing to the children.  The kids had a good time experimenting with the different textures of this mixture.

Story Book for February 19, 2009

Our story book for February 19th was My Friend the Doctor by Joanna Cole.  In this story a little girl visits the doctor for a check up.  This book does a good job of preparing a child for an upcoming doctor's visit.

Story Book for February 18, 2009

Our story book for February 18th was More Parts by Tedd Arnold.  In this story a little boy has the fear that his body parts may start coming off when he hears the people around him using such phrases as, "Give me a hand", "Hold your tongue" and "It makes my skin crawl".  He later learns that these are just figures of speech, and he has nothing to fear.

Science Activity: Smelly Playdough

For this activity we made our own playdough with a salt and flour recipe.  After the initial batch of playdough was made, each child got to pick a scent that they wanted to add to their playdough.  The children mixed in various flavors of kool-aid to give their playdough a distinct smell.

Story Book for February 17, 2009

Our story book for February 17th was My Feet by Aliki.  This book explains all the ways our feet are important to us.