Today's lesson was thrown together last night at the very last minute. It seems like life is never going to slow down and my house will always be a disaster zone but we're making memories. We're learning and growing together. Today's preschool had good moments and then times where I found myself getting frustrated. I'm still learning what works best for Ethan and how long his attention span is for different activities. I'm continually reminded that I have to be flexible and readjust as we go. I'm trying not to get frustrated or disappointed if he doesn't get something or if we don't make it through everything I planned. I'm so thankful for my husband and my mother who are both teachers and have given me lots of insight and encouragement along the way!!
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| New shirt from Uncle Cliff and Aunt Antoinette. It says "I will not moose behave!" :) |
Bible lesson:
- Open in prayer
- Read the story of Noah’s
- Discuss how God loved Noah and saved the animals
- Point out that animals and ark start with A
- Sing Arky, Arky Song and Noah’s Ark Song
- Begin the Animals Two by Two Craft (Christian Craft book, p.9) and complete on Thursday
- Allow Ethan to play with the wooden Noah’s ark display
- Watch Letter A presentation
- Learn about words starting with the letter A
In the presentation the picture of the ant links to a video of acacia ants and the picture of the anteater links to a video of an anteater. I usually try to include short videos of what we're studying so Ethan can see the animal or object in action.
- Sing Hooray for A! (Letter & Sounds pre-K book)
(sung to “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you see the letter A, shout, “Hooray!”
If you see the letter A, shout “Hooray!”
A for animal and ant; A for apple trees we plant.
If you see the letter A, shout “Hooray!”
- Sing The Ants Go Marching
Story Time:
- Read A Was An Ant (Babybug magazine, March 2010)
- Read Andy the Anteater (Wild Animal Baby magazine, July 2010)
- Read Ants, Although Admirable, Are Awfully Aggravating (The Random House Book of Poetry for Children, p. 74)
Snack Time:
- Create Ants on a Stump snack (using apples, peanut butter and raisins)
- Ethan will get more practice learning how to spread peanut butter with a knife
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| Trying to eat the "ants" like an anteater |
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| Owen wishing he could have some ants too! |
- Learning to trace activity (Preschool Skills book, p. 8)
- Ant coloring page
Free Play:
- Let Ethan explore outside and encourage him to search for ants
- Recreate Noah’s ark scene using play-dough
We did not get to finish all the activities planned for today so we'll continue our theme of Noah's ark and ants on Thursday!
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