Maple Leaf Preschool: More Dr. Seuss Fun

What a busy week! We started Tuesday morning with Victor's mom coming in and reading us a book called Mouse Count. Victor brought in a stuffed snake, big plastic jar, and 10 colorful mice to help us act out the story while we read...what fun! We read it twice so everyone could have a turn putting a mouse in a jar. In case you haven't read this book, here's a link to a read aloud of the book. Your kids may enjoy watching it at home too! Mouse Count Video
Next, we made a snake out of a toilet paper tube, googly eyes, a tongue and shape stickers. We enjoyed a special snack of jello jigglers that Victor brought in to share with us. Thanks Victor for helping make our day so special!

Throughout the week we head the stories 1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and There's a Wocket in my Pocket. There were lots of grins and giggles as we heard the silly rhymes and saw the funny creatures Dr. Seuss put in these stories! We played a game where we created silly rhyming words with our names. (Playing with rhyming words and sounds is one of the best things we can do to develop reading skills in preschool aged children)

Our art project for the week was to make fish out of cupcake liners. We had a red fish, blue fish, and 2 other fish as well. We used q-tips and white paint to create bubbles in the ocean.

We celebrated both Parker's and Teagan's birthdays this week!

Joan and I taught the kids how to build using Lincoln Logs. We had a lot of fun constructing buildings, stables, and log cabins!