Sunny Monday

Our day began with some play dough. We figured out how to make monsters out of purple clay.

 Then we headed off for Movement with Missy. We did some warm-up stretching. Then we played a game where we had to run to a color spot when the music stopped. We also got to play with the balls. Friends worked on throwing and catching together. Missy brought out a giant rubber band that we all held onto together and moved it, and ourselves in unison.

At Morning Meeting, we had our Moment of Silence and then read a new book called, Beetles Bop. Friends told lots of stories about their experiences with bugs.

Next, we got out the drums! Our friends LOVE to play the drums in music class, so we decided that we needed to bring them into the room. Each friend got a drum, and we tried to match different friends' rhythms. After we did a rhythm, we passed the drums to the friend next to us, so that everyone got a turn at the different drums. This kind of turn-taking is new for some friends, so we are working hard to understand that the drum that they want will come back to them.

Then we headed out for a walk to the Kindergarten playground.

We stopped at some of our favorite spots - like the Puddle Tree and the Big Rocks.

At the playground, the Little Frogs enjoyed using all of the equipment, and playing new games with their friends. We dug in the sandbox, built with the blocks, climbed up ladders and trees and slid down slides.

Springtime in February

Early this morning, a green ghost invaded the Little frog's room, and we had monster issues for the rest of the day.

In between, we had some time for puzzles...

...and we suited up for sword fighting, which we then took outside.

In Music Class, we got to play a bunch of different drums.

Then we headed back outside, where we: hung our last bird feeders,

filled a giant bucket with sand,

played "Squeeze the Lemon," 

and lots of pretend games. We are getting better and better at using our imaginations.

Our return trip to the Magical Forest was delayed, so we decided to trek to a closer location for lunch. On the way, we had to use our lunchboxes as shields, to protect us from pterodactyls and sundry other beasts and monsters.

We made it to the lunch tables, only to discover that there was a troll living nearby, under the Monet bridge, and we worried about waking him.

We stopped to learn about compost, and then headed over to the Rock Mountain for some climbing and sliding.

We found some cool stuff,

and made a rock pile.

Then had stories up there, before it was time to head back for some rest.