This week we have started our themed unit about the season of fall. I love bringing nature into the classroom. Nature provides countless opportunities for discovery, creativity and problem solving.
As you look through the blog. You will see our main focus was apples, apples and apples. We all had so much fun and learned so much. Enjoy.
Exploring nature.
In class apple picking. The children each had to pick a specific number of apples off the tree. Then place them in the matching color basket. We had fun seeing which basket had the most.
Apple tree sponge painting.
How many apples can you hold?
Spray painting apples. A great outdoor activity. as you can see Mr. Bailey turned into an apple tree.
Creating our own Apple orchard. How many apples are on your tree?
Let's learn how applesauce is made.
Now let's make our own.
Let's first check out and compare all the apples.
Next let's sort them by color and size.
Time to cut them up. First hand washing and then cut, cut, cut.
They are ready to cook and blend.
Hurray! We can eat it now. 5 of 6 said thumbs up.
PE class with coach Chanan.
Library with Ms. Hilda. Brown, Brown Bear on the felt board. So fun.
Art class with Mr. Matt. Day of the dead art work.
Movement class with Miss Aimee. Growing flowers.
Roycemore day. The Pre-k friends colored pictures of a Griffin for middle school students. And in return the middle school students colored pictures for the Pre-k students.
We love Show and Tell. Everyone has so much to say. We need to add a little extra time.
Bubbles and leaves. Loving the great outdoors!
Next week we will be spending a good amount of time outdoors. Going on fall hunts. Looking for nature. Creating leaf collages. please make sure your child is dressed for cooler weather.