Today we read a book about birds. It was sweet with pictures of art created with clay. The book basically taught the kids that there are a variety of birds and the birds that can deal with season changes.
We followed up by making our own clay art. The kids got an outline of a bird on a piece of cardstock. They each received some playdough and went to town trying to spread the playdough around to arrive at a complete bird. They really enjoyed this project.
Our letter this week is U so today we practiced "writing" the letter with an umbrella, under water, in some rocks. See the pics! They did super.
We also made our version of a bird feeder. This was a super exercise for fine motor development. We could have done it all day. They couldn't stop. We strung cheerios on pipe cleaners and then made a circle shape. These can be hung on a tree branch or bush outside for the birds.
We played a little leap frog and hopped over lily pads and finally sang a song about lines with two sticks that we pretended were lines. We tapped 'em together. Loudly. Softly. Under our chairs. In front of our tummies. Over our heads. They giggled and had fun.
Have a great weekend.
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