Spin Art

Do you have an old record player hanging around collecting dust?

Just put a cheap paper plate on the turn table, set the arm aside and turn the record player on.  Give your child some markers to hold on the plate while it spins.
That's how we do spin art SLC style!!

Pet Vet

Pet Vet is an activity that never grows old.  The Bunnies love it!

 We transformed our kitchen area into a vet's office.  We had an exam table and all the necessary examination tools such as thermometers, blood pressure cuffs, tweezers, bandages, shots, and grooming supplies.  We had shelves of dog and cat food, treats, and feeding bowls.  We even had child size medical clothing.

In addition to our own stuffed animal puppy and bunny rabbit (of course!) we encouraged the children to bring a lovey from home.  The children had a blast taking care of their animals and role playing as the doctor and as the "parent" of the animals.

We set up a rest and recovery area for our animals.  The animals had an opportunity to get some rest while their "parents" had other plans such as eating a snack, painting and playing outside.
It was so exciting to hear the the children's conversations with each other about their animals.

YeeHaw!

In the spring we love to explore and celebrate our western heritage.  Most city kids don't have experience with western life even though just an hour outside of our city are miles and miles of ranch and farm land.  In our class, we had a saddle, some farm puzzles, rope art and cowboy and cowgirl clothes.  Year after year one of the Bunnies' favorite activities is udder painting.  Mrs. Magee is the pro.  She filled a couple of rubber gloves with paint, and the kids got to pull on the fingers to squirt the paint out!

Story Time

Every few years or so, we have a Bunny Rabbit who can read fluently.  We do not ever pressure children to read even when we know they can.  We allow that child (and every child!) the opportunity to read in very natural situations.  Inevitably late in the year other children figure it out and suddenly we have impromptu story time.  There is something very captivating about being read to by another child.

Sorting by Attributes

Here is a March lesson that should have been an October lesson.  Sometimes it's just hard to fit in everything we need to do!
Our block cabinets were disaster zones.  At the end of each day, the kids just chucked the blocks on the shelves and closed the cabinet.  They were totally unorganized in every way, and sometimes we even had little avalanches.  
We had a whole day of block sorting.  We put three orange tape squares on the rug and one blue tape square.  Each orange square was for a specific size block and the blue square was for any blocks that didn't match the ones in the other squares.  It was a classic what-doesn't-belong set up. 
The Bunnies sorted and sorted and sorted.  They did a fantastic job!

Did you know each block has a certain name?  At the top left is the basic size called "units".  The top right shows "half units" and the bottom left shows "doubles".  On the bottom right are all the misfits that need to be matched with blocks in other cabinets.
Admire their hard work!

Can you believe three year olds did that!!
The real challenge: keeping it that way.