F is for Flying

F is for Flying! 

Today we didn't have Show-&-Tell, so we searched for some "Ff" words in our book.  Here are some words that we found.

 

 The preschoolers are practicing their "f" sound while pretending to be airplanes and birds flying around the room.

 

We were able to practice writing our letter "F" as well as find all of the "F's" in our Fred the Fish story.

 

Today we celebrated Liam's half-birthday!  Here he is teaching us all about the things he likes.  His favorite animal is a monkey, favorite food is Mac and Cheese and favorite color is Orange (which is the color we focused on today!).

 "F" is also for Fairy Tales ... which was our theme today. 

(We also included a few nursery rhymes too!)

  The first story we talked about and read was the 3 little pigs ... from the perspective of the pigs and the wolf! 

Each preschooler then had a chance to build their own home out of sticks. This was a fun activity for them as they practiced their fine motor skills.

Then came our EXPERIMENT (new vocab. word for a lot of the preschoolers)!  We were going to test our homes against the powerful blow of the BIG BAD WOLF!

Here's a picture of Connor holding our Wolf:)!

 

The straw blew away rather quickly!

 

Some of the Stick homes that the preschoolers built withstood the aweful blow from the big bad wolf, however, some did not and they also got blown away!

 Lastly, we all worked together to build our house out of bricks ... and it did NOT blow over!  

While doing this activity we were also able to reinforce the order of events in the story and practice our sequencing math skill of the week.

We learned about Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears. 

The preschoolers were able to make small(baby), Medium(Mommy) and BIG(Daddy) bears with the playdough.  Sorting sizes is also an important skill to learn as a preschooler.

 To end our Fairy Tale/Nursery Rhyme adventure today we talked about Kings and Queens, Knights in Shining Armour and Princesses!  They all have quite the imagination!  Each child built a tall tower or castle and received their own special crown.

 

Thanks for a fun day! 

I'm looking forward to next week as we celebrate Christmas and read lots of great Christmas books together!  Please don't forget your $1 (neutral for boy or girl) white elephant gift.