Today we began tot school and the kids arrived wearing their sunny yellow clothes as yellow was the color of the day – so cute! We started our tot school time with free play activities. The kids each got a yellow balloon to bounce around and they had a blast throwing them up and catching them. Then we brought out a bowl of yellow foam shapes and scattered them around the rug. As we called out a particular shape, the kids scrambled to find those shapes and put them in the bowl. Next we headed outside for some fun. The kids got to play with bubbles, kick around a yellow soccer ball, and we practiced counting to one as we raced to a plastic cone and back. We took a break outside for a yellow picnic-style snack of lemonade, banana slices, golden raisins, and cornbread muffins to match our color of the day. We headed inside for table time and had fun cutting out our Bible verse and taping it together. Then each tot measured their verse to see if it was taller or shorter than them. The verse was “Let your light shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” Matthew 5:16. We made a candlelight prop on a popsicle stick to use with our song later. The kids used dot markers to fill in a big letter L and we colored pictures that began with the letter L. We also practiced tracing the lines that make the letter L. Next was circle time. Each of our tots got their own special pillow to sit on and they listened to the stories, answered questions, and joined in the songs. We enjoyed reading several books: "One Yellow Lion" (color and counting book) by Matthew VanFleet, "Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings" (texture and color book) by Matthew VanFleet, and "Little Quack’s New Friend" by Lauren Thompson. We sang a song about ducks and had finger puppets to go with them. We also sang “This Little Light of Mine” to go with our Bible verse. Everything went so well!
Sources:
http://totallytots.blogspot.com/2010/02/now-i-know-my-abcs-l-is-for-lion.html
http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/RaisingRockStarsPreschoolSAMPLE.html
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