Bugs

This week in the Peach Room we've been exploring bugs. We began the week with a bug hunt outdoors. We spotted lots of ants and found one beetle that we were able to observe. We noticed that it was black and red and that it had wings. In the sensory table we dug in soil and found butterflies and worms (plastic).  We read books about all kinds of insects including "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carl. We listened to some bug songs and Mina and Scarlett danced to a recording of "Butterfly, Butterfly".  We sang "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"  and "I'm Bringing home a Baby Bumblebee".

This week we were so excited to have Morah Ora's canary in our classroom. Our friends observed it each day with wonder, noticing its color, sounds and how it ate and drank.

Outdoors we had great fun in the sprinklers.Some friends touched the spray tentatively with their hands while others ran through it with delight. Mina led calling out, "Come on friends!". Eventually everyone was quite wet! As usual there was lots of gathering water in containers and pouring it out. A puddle formed in the grass and of course everyone gravitated to it to splash, pour and sit!

Our class has grown and changed so much in the last weeks and it's hard to believe the year is coming to an end. We look forward to one last week together!

Morah Ora uploaded lots of pictures on the private Facebook group so please check them out there!