Friday Findings

Rocks are Rockin'!

Thanks, Mr. Lohman, for bringing us some flat rocks from along Lake Erie in Angola, NewYork. They are great for balancing.

While playing with the rocks, a couple of children wanted to break the rocks. They tried to stomp on them. It didn't work, because their shoes are not "bumpy."

Can you see the "break part" in this rock?

During group time, we read A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long.

We read that ... 

a rock is lively when it is "bubbling like a pot of soup deep beneath the earth's crust."

a rock is huge ... and tiny.

rocks are helpful to animals.

rocks are surprising.

Singing during Jesus Time

On Friday it's fun to just sing Jesus songs. Today we sang "God is Number One," "Ha-La-La-La," and "Jesus Love is a Bubblin' Over."

This is Me!

More self-portrait work

Connecting with Friends

Chapel, ME, and Running

What Did We Do Today?

Morning Chapel

Pastor Mark Hoehner read Luke 15:5 which is about the shepherd searching for the lost sheep.

We know that Jesus seraches for his lost sheep.

Thank you to today's offering helper!

Group Time

During group time, we read How Do People Use Rocks?

We are learning that rocks are really everywhere!

Remembering Dot Week

They are taking orders using the clipboards and making tally marks.

We continue to notice dots on our clothing.

This is ME!

This week everyone drew a self-portrait for their portfolio.

Here are a few of the artists.

Outside Time

We are adjusting to putting our coats on and then playing with them on.

It sure is wonderful to be able to run and run and not get so hot.

Rockets

Arrival

A  new morning activity - zig-zags, curves, and a spiral

Morning Meeting

We finished our ABC Name Book! Today we added names that have the letters "s" of "y."

Outside Time

We adjusting to wearing jackets. 

Our birthday girl loves being on the climber.

Eighth Grade Rocket Launch

This is an annual event. If you look very closely at the top picture, you can see a small black dot in the sky. That is one of the rockets. We noticed that some of the rockets went really high in the sky.

Free Choice

Sand and rocks are so soothing.

The guys in the block area connecting and experimenting.

Today's many expressions in the art area.

What a great caregiver!

A Lovely Day

Morning Observations

A mushroom and a rock with sea creatures inside of it

 Outside Time

Today's pictures are from the perspective of a three year old on the playground.

Love it!

Group Time

We read If You Find a Rock, by Peggy Christian. Her book introduced us to many different kinds of rocks. To name a few, there are skipping rocks, resting rocks, sifting rocks, climbing rocks, fossil rocks, and walking rocks.

Jesus Time

Today the children met Zippy, our Jesus time puppet. He is waiting to go to the water park with his grandparents. They have been on a trip and just returned home. He is planning to go to the water park tomorrow. His waiting reminds us of how Abraham and Sarah waited to have a baby.

Free Choice Time

Thank you, Mrs. Rouland, 

for sharing some new play dough scissors with us.

What team work!

Today magna tiles were just on the rug.

They discovered that the large scarves can also serve as blankets. Everyone is resting.

God's Beautiful Creation

God's Beautiful Creation

Rocks with many different colors and textures to examine

Our ABC Name Book is almost finished.

Today some children used our name cards to match the names of the children in the book.

Our Jesus Story

Today, we learned more about Abraham and Sarah. We know that after waiting a long time, they finally had a baby named Isaac. The name Isaac means laughter, because they just could not believe they had a baby when they were so old.

Free Choice Time

Letter Exploration

Learning how the Handwriting Without Tears magnetic boards work

Today's magna tile creators

Scooping, pouring in the sand table

He is on the move exploring the block area.

Just hanging out in the kitchen

Terrific Thursday

Observations from Our Day

She loves making her letter "A."

During our morning meeting, we continued work on our "ABC Name Book." Today's letter was "A." We discovered that 15 of 19 our children have one or more a's in their name.

That's alot of a's.

Outside Time

Ice Cream Shop Workers

They are selling chocolate, banilla, pink, purple, and strawberry.

In additions to the ice cream shop, much running!

Back Inside

It was so hot and humid today!

Drinks from water bottles sure do help them cool down.

Jesus Story

Today Mrs. Lohman retold the story of Abraham and Sarah's travels across the desert.

When telling the story, the focus is on watching the movement of the props and listening to the story. The children love watching Abraham and Sarah walk through the desert.

Free Choice Time

Studying the rocks with magnifying glasses and a jeweler's loupe

Hard at work decorating our boxes for holding scrap paper

Definitely some multi-tasking going on here!

Another set of focused children practicing their cutting skills

Play dough is always a great way to develop fine motor skills.