Look at that wonderful 'line' - great job!
Mother Goose visits!
Painting a 'cocoon' for our butterfly cycle.
Painting at the table - great job sharing! This week in preschool, we continued talking about the life cycle of a butterfly, Mother Goose came to visit and we enjoyed playing with our purple (color of the month) ribbons at circle time.
The children brought home their Rainbow books - we covered over many weeks different Spring time weather, then compiled them into our weather books. We also read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle and had music, art, and circle time activities tied into this lesson. Both of these books introduce sequencing to the children (what comes next). Sequencing is a precursor to early literacy skills at this age. We have read many of the Eric Carle books in class that all use sequencing. It is so interesting to watch the children learn our routines and know what is coming next! Also, through repetition of these books and the context of these books - the children can repeat them to you at home! The children loved making their own caterpillars and butterflies. I loved hearing the "ooh's" and "ahh's" as we turned the last page of the book that showed the beautiful butterfly! We read the story a couple of times and by the second time, the children could already guess what was coming next! These children are amazing!
