back to school

I love the beginning of a new school year.....
This isn't just glueing down colored pasta.....Here is what is being said. "look Annie....it's all shiney! I made it shiney. I filled it all in with glue. I wrote my name!!! The colors are falling. Look, the glue is making the colors go this way." Of course I add in with 'oh, yes, the grooves on the pasta are filling up with glue. I wonder what it will look like when it is dry. What do you think it will look like? Yes, the color is bleeding off. Why do you think the color is bleeding off like that?
Time for the little people school house and busses. Lot's of busses!!!

Back to School....

Today we read a book about hands and throughout the book there were painted handprints. Soooo, if you give a kid a book with handprints all over it, chances are he will want to paint his hands......Jackson LOVED how the paint felt...and he loved slamming his hand down on the table with a big splat!Dylan wanted to wear cool sunglasses while painting himself.We had a goodbye party for Connor. Ice cream sundae's. We will miss you so much Connor but I know you will have such fun adventures at your new Preschool and we will be excited to hear all about it when you come visit to pick up your brother!Jackson and Anna were feeding everyone....Dylan and Bryan were riding around on the xylophones....they were giggling up a storm.Korina finds a semi quiet spot to read to Olivia and Quinn....The sensory table is filled with Red, Yellow, and Blue pasta with yellow plastic mice cups....Red, Blue, and Yellow at the Easle.....Gluing Red, Yellow, and Blue objects to make a collage.....There are pastas, shapes, and little buses.

Mixing colors at the light table.....

Back to school....

Back to school! We have 2 new little people joining us...WELCOME!
This is how our room is set up this week...we have a new table in the block area that will host a variety of things. Right now the train is set up for Dawson...it is his last week, and the train is his favorite. Dawson is going to stay home with his Mama and new little brother.This is our new Fort. It has a little table so the kids can climb up but for some reason that is not in the picture. There is a little window on the side for them to play puppet show, peek-a-boo, or whatever they like.Here is the Math center....this week we are counting cookies (to go along with our book 'if you take a mouse to school') and there are some school bus puzzles. Our circle time spot. Time is a very difficult concept for children to understand. At circle we talk about yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We chant the days of the week, the ABC's and we count the numbers. We talk about the weather and the kids look outside to see what is happening. We sing songs (ones we know and ones that relate to our theme) We count on the flannel board and have stories. This is where we come together as a group, talk, and get to know each other better.
We were making mice today....but mostly squeezing out glue. I set on the table 1/2 circles, eyeballs, buttons, and yarn. They just had fun gluing!
Red, Blue, and yellow, are the colors around the room right now. The sensory tub is filled with red, blue, and yellow noodles. Scooping is cool.
The light table has egg cartons with red, blue, and yellow colored water. I love the 'Colorations liquid watercolors' from http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/ . I use them to color my noodles, rice, stamp pads, playdough, and all sorts of stuff.