Airplanes and Pilot

 

Welcome to our airport.  

Check in and buy a ticket.

The plane is waiting for passengers.

 The pilots are ready to fly.

Before we shut down our airport dramatic play,

 we were fortunate to have a pilot visit.

The Captain brought a set of head phones for us to try.

I loved them, they cut out most noise.

We passed them around.

Even a mom tried.

The Canadian Snowbirds will be arriving soon 

and we'll be entertained while they

practice their drills.

Easel Collage

It's amazing how much paint we can go through in a day at the easel.
So this week I decided to try something different.
No paint.
But there was glue, markers, scissors, and an assortment of collage materials.

I got a few looks from people like, "what do we do with this?"  but all I had to say was glue, colour, cut, create.  They got to it.

Even big enough for two people to create at the same time.

I enjoyed watching the next girl, setting up her baby in the stroller to watch her create.

We'll be experimenting more with the easel and how we can use it without paint.

Decorating Foam Eggs

We decorated foam eggs last week.

I found these wonderful little egg cups at Value Village.

It held the egg so the children could draw or paint

or glue on them.

They were so focused.

 And enjoying their work.

Chick & Egg Flannel Game

The children have been really enjoying felt games 

where an item is hidden 

and they have to guess which coloured item it is hiding behind.

Last week we were playing Little Mouse and I asked the children for an idea

for a new game for Easter.

A little girl said eggs and she came up with this verse.

"Little chick, little chick are you behind the ______ egg?"

 They have has so much fun playing this any time.

Regardless of their ages.

Here is a 2, 3 and 5 year old playing together.

Next we are going to make bicycles.

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New Yoga Poses

Every day we end our gym class with yoga like stretching.

I've posted before about our yoga but since then we've been adding more poses.

Our school has a big gym with a sliding wall so it can be divided to share.
One day the grade 7s were in the other side and their teacher, who also attends StrongStart,
asked if they could join us for stretching.

The 7s are in the back, against the wall.
These two were showing them how it was done.

I was quite impressed that the grade 7s weren't shy to get down
and participate.

Easter Play Trays

I brought out the little red scale this week.

I placed pink rabbits at one end

and yellow chicks at the other.

She begins by placing a chick on the scale.

Then more chicks, the scale leans heavily to one side.

Once all the chicks are on one side

she begins to place rabbits on the other other end.

 Adding more but the scale is still not level.

Until all the rabbits are on and 

ta-da

it balances.

She does a little happy dance.

Other trays included...

Sorting coloured crystals to matching egg cups.

 Push down hopping bunnies and eggs.

The little baskets are to catch them once they POP!.

Can you see the blurry blue?

That is an egg that has popped.

 Animal decorated eggs

to match to little animals of the same colours.

I can't take credit for this idea.

This little girl and her mom came up with it.