Week 2- "Weather"

This week our theme is "Weather"

Today we talked about all different kinds of weather & then we played "Hot & Cold".
I hid an egg with a piece of candy inside somewhere in the room.
Then each child got a turn looking for the egg.
If they got closer to the egg, I would hold up a SUN & say "Hot"
if they got farther away from the egg, I would hold up the mitten & say "Cold"
Everyone enjoyed this game, so we made a set for each child to take home!
They got to decorate their very own "Hot" & "Cold" sticks to play with on their own!
Arts & Crafts are great for creative development in young children.

For P.E. today, we talked about types of clothing that you wear when it is COLD.
I showed them my hat & gloves that I wear when it is COLD outside.
Then we had a relay, where each child ran across the room, had to put the gloves on their hands & the hat on their head & race back across to the finish line!

This activity included running, which helps develop gross motor skills & putting on gloves & hats helps develop their fine motor skills.

Home Activity Idea:
Encourage your children to learn to dress themselves. They may get discouraged, so start small. If they can first learn how to put on their own shirt, then move on to pants. Socks & shoes will follow!

We had to get one more class picture today, since we were missing 1 last week!

Hooray for Preschool!

Snack Time
*When it is your turn to bring the snack basket, your child will have the opportunity to help with set up & clean up. This will encourage responsibility & leadership.

We talked about the letter "W" for weather in circle time today!

At home Activity:
Try to find other things that start with "W" this week & point them out to your child!