Take Apart Center

In January we opened up the Take Apart Center and it has been a big hit!  Maccoy brought us a vcr and dvd player to take apart first and it didn't take long to get it into pieces.  This helps the kids with both gross and fine motor skills and really makes them think about what tools will be helpful.  We are still working on remembering to wear our safety goggles!  The next item at the take apart center is an old answering machine.....

Monkeying Around

One of our favorite activities was acting out monkey stories that we had read in class.  The kids each created their own monkey hat or headband and then had the opportunity to become a monkey for a few minutes!  Some children acted out "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed", some did "Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree" and some did "Caps For Sale".  No matter which story they did, the kids loved it and were very animated in their acting!  I'm sure you will enjoy these pictures!

Reindeer Cookies

In December when we were learning about the letter R, we did many activities involving reindeer.  One of the favorites with the kids was making reindeer cookies.  Holly, Drayson's mom, baked gingerbread cookies for everyone to decorate.  When turned upside down, these cookies make the perfect reindeer!  Everyone in the class had a turn to go and decorate 2 reindeer cookies in any way they wanted.  One for themselves and one to share with our friends in Kindergarten B.  After practicing for our Christmas Concert we invited our Kindergarten buddies over to our room to share the reindeer treats!!