around the room....apples

We were patterning with the noodles.... Instead of a Red, Yellow, Green pattern, Quincy wanted to do Red, Green, Green, Yellow, Green, Red. He stuck with it for 3 rounds....

Another Pinterest find.....It turned out super cute! We added stems to the apples on the trees...
We got 8 different kinds of Apples. We arranged them from biggest to smallest...then we tested 3 of them for lunch. YUM! tomorrow...apple pie!
We have been measuring everything!!! tomorrow we will measure with Apples!!

Around the Room......

I saw a picture on pinerest of a do-it-yourself store. It's not really even close to the picture but I used materials that I already had on hand and am impressed at the excitement and joy that it has brought already this morning!
Do you see the colored bottles?? they turned out pretty cool and the kids loved watching them turn colors and 'guessing'/'inferring' as to what was going to happening.
It's a crazy looking tree...but the thing I like about working with kids, they don't care...they thought it was very cool!! :) The flannel story 10 apples up on top is on the board....
Reading area.....
The messy room.....
Sensory bin....
Makenna made 'apple pie' playdough.....mmmmmm
There is a magnet board in front of these two....they were matching and grouping (sort of) the magnet letters
Quincy always loves the new books!! Addy is reading to the babies....
I have ALWAYS wanted one of these....I finally found one. They love it...of course :)
Crayon melting with Apple colors......
Painting.....
Puzzle doing.....
Soooo.....My creative lil Quinn....he is using the plastic cups to 'catch' the balls as they come out of this ball/ramp toy. He was also pushing the balls through super hard so they would 'shoot' into 'walls' that he was building. Even toys that look like they only may be used one way, always have other options :)
Jake was stacking these lil pillow seats then crashing them down....
Then he found some trains.....
They boys are building walls.....Quinn is crashing them down....with his new found 'shooter'
Royce loves the sink :)
Sensory bin....earlier one of the boys was here and he was patiently putting beans, one by one, into the straw.....good eye hand coordination and small motor control....see...play is learning :)

colors

We started out with White, Red, Blue, and Yellow.......
Then we mixed them. Look through the Oct. Room pics to see what happend!

'the construction site'

Quincy is in charge. This is mostly him dictating to the others....

"Off to the construction site!! Let's go guys! We need gloves! ....'I don't want gloves' says someone else....You need them! It's messy work! Look at this construction site hammer! Is this loud work or what? YOU!!, Hayden, take this...we're building up the bridge. No Jacob....this is the part where you don't have to have these anymore. Let's get a move-on guys!! Everyone grab some of those!! We need to stabilizer it!! Hey, this isn't a jungle gym!! It's a Bridge!!"

I love that he needed to stabilizer it :) and he did. and they walked back and forth on that bridge...broke it down...and built it back up, all morning. Such builders they are.

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!!!

fill her up

Campbells mama is expecting a baby any day. Last week when Campbell came in, she was extra fussy and whiney. She would follow us around the room with her hands up, and ask for her mama. A frown from a friend would send her into a sobbing cry. We knew she was anxious, and we would hold her and talk to her...but mostly we were busy working with all the kiddos.

This morning she came into the room with puffy eyes and tears rolling down her adorable lil cheek. I knew we needed a different approach. Something that we often forget to do when we are busy with our own day to day things.

I cuddled her close and didn't let go until she was ready. We sat on the floor and shared a pillow for our heads. I sang to her, and read to her, and cuddled her. If I had to get up, I would scoop her up and take her with me. It's not always easy to do this when there are so many other kiddos, but nobody seemed to mind today. About an hour and a half after she arrived she stood up and wondered off. She was full. She needed an emotional fill up. She needed to know I was there for her today...and as soon as she got everything that she needed, she was as happy as can be!! I love you miss Campbell and you are going to make an amazing big sister!!

around the room

I went to the store to purchase a bunch of hooks for the dress up clothes and they were 3.69 a piece!! I needed 20! Soooo.....I looked and looked and came up with this. It works even!! I have also changed things up a bit. I will post some of the messy room later.







Off to the left is the new circle time board...that will be next weekends project....

cookies and bunnies

YUM!

First they decorated their table...then the cookies. They were Yummy!

These are a bit backwards....but here are the bunnie baskets. I usually don't do projects that the kids can't do mostly by themselves, but I found this on one of the sites and thought the kids would really enjoy carrying them around AND...I happened to have 10 milk cartons waiting for the perfect project. The kids picked out all the colors of the items that they wanted and Korina and I hot glued them on. To give it their own little touch I let them 'decorate' with colored sharpies! The did really enjoy playing with them!!

Campbell who is 2 was filling hers up with little people. cute.
Addy decorated just about every little space she could find :)


Even the bottom :)


I can't remember where the bunny idea came from...probably from one of you gals who might read this. If so, speak up! Sorry....I run through so many great ideas!!