Preschool is out of this World!

Space week is always such a fun week!  On Tuesday we talked about astronauts and aliens.  We learned that it takes a lot of work to become an astronaut.  An astronaut has to be extra smart and strong.  We did some astronaut exercises to help our muscles get stronger, and then we went on a spaceship ride to the moon!  We boarded the spaceship, counted down and blasted off!  We flew through the clouds and the atmosphere into space.  We dodged meteors and looked at the planets and stars.  Then we landed on the moon.  On the moon, we planted a flag, we collected moon rocks, and practiced jumping on the moon.  It's amazing how high you can jump when there is NO gravity holding you down!  Then we climbed back on our spaceship and flew back to earth!  (Sorry, no pictures here- the astronauts and their teacher were a little busy!)

On Wednesday, the 4 year old classes learned about the sun and the stars.  We learned that the sun is a big ball of gas, and that it is actually a star.  We learned that it takes about 3 days to get to the moon, but it would take almost 3 years to fly to the sun!  Then we made our own telescopes to look at the stars.

Thursday was all about planets!  We learned the names of the planets and we even learned a song about them.  We learned that some planets are made of rock, while others are made of ice.  Some planets are covered in poisonous gasses, and some planets have rings of rock and ice that orbit them. Using coffee filters, washable markers, and a spray bottle, we made our own beautiful planets.  

We had some super fun space themed snacks sent from home this week!

Fruit space ships!

The sun and planets!

New Year, New Classes

Hurray for a new school year!  I am so excited to be teaching again, and I must say, we have super cute classes this year!  With 3 full classes, we are going to have many fun and exciting learning experiences!

Our year started out very relaxed and simple.  The idea is to make the first few days fun, stress-free, and successful for each of the children.  We learned about the preschool.  We learned about how we are each unique and wonderful.  And we learned that learning can be fun!

We talked about how each of us is special.  Some of us are short, some are tall.  Some have red hair, or brown hair, or blond hair.  Some are super fast runners, some can draw great pictures, some can read, and some are extra kind.  We are each wonderful!

We drew our bodies with chalk and decorated them to show how unique we are!

We played games about shapes and colors.  We practiced counting and worked on our ABC's, and we learned to play nicely and share at playtime.  

And I must say, this group of 3 year olds are experts at making cheesy faces when I ask them to smile!

We learned our new nursery rhyme, "The Man in the Moon"  and the kids had a great time acting it out!

(It is just so fun to be the "Man in the moon" who puts everyone to sleep!)

It was a fantastic first week!