Woodworking

What kind of woodworking can three year olds do?

 This little Bunny is using a plastic (lightweight) hammer to pound golf tees into a big styrofoam block.  It's great for developing hand-eye coordination.   The plastic hammer prevents owies.

Opening and closing locks is a woodworking skill.  This is a lockbox.  It has tiny doors with a variety of fasteners to manipulate.  Some are quite hard requiring you to do two moves to open them.  To the kids, it's just fun!

Viewmaster

Remember this from childhood?  Guess what!  It's still around and kids love it.

Let There Be Light

We have begun talking about how God created our world.  We read the story in our preschool bible and over the next several weeks we will express our understanding of how God created everything by being creators ourselves.  To represent light and dark, the children rolled golf balls dipped in silver and neon yellow paint onto black paper.  Harris was by far our most vigorous and enthusiastic creator.  I'm pretty sure God is very pleased by that!

The Office

Is this art or is this literacy?

What you see on the table looks a little like art - markers, scissors, colorful paint chips being glued onto equally colorful construction paper.  Believe it or not, this is literacy development.  The children are using office supplies and writing with markers.  Can we read what they write?  Rarely, but that's beside the point.  All of the marks they make that look like scribbles will continue to refine and refine until they resemble the marks we make for letters in our language, then they'll actually resemble letters.  It's a long slow process and lucky for these kiddos, we give them plenty of time and opportunity to develop.

The Name Game

We've been playing games so the children can learn each other's names.  It takes a long time!  One day we brought our name strip into the room and found our places.  We also have a matching game of name to photo.  I expect that to take quite a while for some so we'll practice it a lot.  Photo rosters are ready to be copied and distributed so you'll be able to practice the Bunny Rabbit names at home. 

The Sweet Serenity of Books

We are so delighted to have a class of book lovers.  In the few days of school we've had together, we have noticed every child in the book center at some point.  Each day there have been more books on the floor than on the shelf at the end of the day.  (Yes, we'll work on putting them back.)  How wonderful to have a room full of little ones who value books!!

Parent Orientation

Tonight is Parent Orientation at school.  Come to our Bunny Rabbit class to hear plans for the year, meet the other parents, and figure out who Benjamin Bunny is.  (He's coming to your house soon!  Don't be nervous.)
Heehee!

Mmmm Smelly Markers!!

Look who reaaallly loved our smelly markers!

Potty Patrol

Bunny Rabbit Parents:  At the end of the day, once we have dismissed your child to you, if you find that your child needs to use the bathroom, we kindly request that you find a bathroom elsewhere in the building, such as in the hallway by the gym or the hallway by the office.  (How's that for a long sentence!)  We realize it may seem silly, but we have good reasons.  Thanks!