Time is flying! I can't believe this is the last week of March!
Reminder: April 11th is Arts Night
This week, we continued our spring theme and began to talk more in depth about seeds and plants. We graphed how we thought watermelon grow. We then looked at some pictures of watermelons growing (on a vine of course) and watched a science discovery video about how watermelons grow.
We even learned the song “Down by the Bay”
Down by the bay
Where the watermelon grow
Back to my home, I dare not go
For if I do, my mother will say
Have you ever seen _____________________
Down by the bay!
You can fill in the blank with some cute rhymes like: A fly wearing a tie, A llama wearing pajamas, A bear combing his hair, or a whale with a polka dot tail!
We also had a blast sorting seeds! We had some cucumber seeds, yellow bean seeds, green bean seeds, and squash seeds to sort. Each student sorted their seeds (most by color) then glued them onto a sorting paper.
Planting was the real treat this week. We planted some pea plants and some flowers. We talked about what plants need to grow (sunlight, water, warmth, and soil).
The A.M students wrapped up our latest bird discussion with a painting activity. We learned how birds are ma ny different colors but that most of the birds in our area are white, black, brown and variations of those colors. We then set off to paint a wooden bird these colors.
No birds in our window bird house yet. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
The P.M students painted flower pots on Thursday as our art project. They love to paint things that have another purpose. We will plant in them soon and watch our plants grow.
I want to thank the many parents and grandparents who donated to our seed and plant unit. It feels so nice to have so many supportive adults willing to enhance our preschool program! All of the soil, seeds, pots, and wooden birds were wonderful products of generous families. Thanks again!
Onward to next week, a continuum of our spring unit. Hopefully we'll get some SPRING weather too!
Mrs. Reid
