Winter

It was so good to be back at school...the kids were so excited to see their friends!   The first day back we had show and tell during circle time which prompted the kids to share some stories about what they did over break. We  talked about winter this week and read several books about winter including Tacky the Penguin and The Wild Toboggan Ride.  We also learned a rhyme about mittens. (Thumbs in the thumb place, fingers all together, this is the way we dress for mitten weather!!)

At the art center we used white paint on black paper to create a snowstorm.  We used lots of different things to put the white paint on the paper including textured stamps, race cars, and porcupine rings!  When the kids were done painting we sprinkled glitter on top to make our picture glisten, just like the snow!!

We had music and learned a song about the months of the year. We worked on how to hold a crayon using a pincer grip and practiced tracing a snowflake to help us practice  holding a crayon.

Demonstrating how to hold a crayon and trace over dotted lines.

Our "snow" painting!