Straight Arrow Explorers Preschool

Raising caterpillars this year is so fun.

What have we been up to lately? Just the normal school stuff… matching upper and lowercase letters, learning about rhymes, practicing Humpty Dumpty, counting while we dot clothes, finger painting, counting and stacking gifts, making Christmas tree toast, seeing what wind can move with a fan, and testing what different liquids do to poprocks.

Meet Ribbit! Ribbit goes home each Thursday- Tuesday with a different student. He has a photo album with pictures of all his adventures with students, lots of books to read, a movie teaching letter sounds, and sometimes we include a fun activity. Ribbit quickly became a favorite and each student loves to have his/her turn with our “pet”.

Tiger Lily has decided to practice circle time on her lily pad since all the preschoolers are home for the summer.

Ice and water unit was spent coloring water, stacking plastic ice cubes, seeing what water does to ordinary objects, mixing water, scooping letters out of water, and ending with water day (a sprinkler even!) and making homemade ice cream.

Our music/jazz unit was a blast. We made shakers, maracas, tambourines, and flutes. Some students got to practice on a drum, a piano, and a violin. We sang a lot of songs and learned so many things!

Garden/Farm unit was full of so many fun things! A flower garden outside and inside, fun farms, making a hand print rooster, exploring where seeds come from, making a paper garden, making corn art out of cereal, and so much more. It was the perfect unit for spring.

B is for bugs! We did an amazing bug unit and even raised lady bugs. We painted bugs, counted bugs, made our own shape bugs, played bug games, and learned to draw bugs.

Our pets unit was a blast! We learned what makes a pet, how to take care of pets, and even got to meet a new pet! We made a bird feeder and practiced feeding a bird worms, played with fake pets and practiced taking care of hurt pets, we practiced counting pets and making patterns, and so much more. It is one of my favorite units and ending with sharing Ms. Bailey’s tortoise made the last day so fun.

Our Opposites unit was filled with so many fun Valentine’s activities- focusing on heart, counting, x and o, practicing opposites, and so much more.