Art Activity: Owl Moon Art

For this art activity the children first rubbed colored chalk all over their papers.  Next they rubbed over the chalk with a paper towel.  Next the children placed a spoonful of watered down black paint on their paper, and then tilted their paper back and forth to make the paint run over the paper in different directions.  Next the kids glued on a full moon and a picture of an owl to complete their picture.

Story Book for November 10, 2008

Our story book for November 10th was Owl Moon by Jane Yolen.  This is the story of a little girl who takes a late night walk in the woods with her father.  The purpose of the walk is to try spotting an owl at night.

Story Book for November 7, 2008

Our story book for November 7th was Little Baa by Kim Lewis.   This is the story of a lamb who get separated from it's mother after wandering away from her.  The mother sheep later finds the lamb with the help of a sheep dog that works on the farm.

Story Book for November 6, 2008

Our story book for November 6th was The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone.  

Story Book for November 3, 2008

Our story book for November 3rd was Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone.    This book is a version of the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme.

Art Activity: Playdough Animals

For our art activity on Friday, we gave the children various colors of playdough, feather, beads and some other materials.  We asked them to create an animal out of the materials.  The children made snakes, birds, lizards, and crocodiles.  Click here to learn the importance of playdough to preschoolers.

Story Book for October 31, 2008

Our story book for October 31st was The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog by Ana Martin Larranaga.  This is the story of a Big Wide-Mouthed Frog who set out to see the world and asks each animal he meets, "Who are you, and what do you eat?".   At the end of the story the frog meets a crocodile who eats Big Wide-Mouthed Frogs.  He quickly become a small narrow-mouthed frog.