Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Thank you for joining us on our Wednesday!

Our last few friends spent time on his/her April interview.  He/she told me all about the story of Jesus filling the nets (our Bible story from last week) while I took dictation.  He/she then drew a net and filled that net with little fish (stickers...tiny ones to improve small motor control)!

 While the last of the April interviews took place, many other friends worked hard on creating our signs for our pet store, Palace Pets!

They look AWESOME!!!  They will be up for display soon!

It's been awhile since the weather has kept us inside for large motor time!  We enjoyed every minute of it!

I wish you could have been there to see these "touchdown dances" in person!!!

Happy 5th Birthday Reagan!  Thank you for sharing your special day with us!

To wrap up morning meeting we played a super fun game to improve our recalling skills!  One friend hid in the bathroom while another friend was covered up with a blanket.  The friend that was in the bathroom had to try and figure out who was missing.  This is tough to do with this number of friends, but we did GREAT!  And...what was possibly even harder? The friends sitting around the carpet had to use all the self regulation they had to not tell who was hiding under the blanket!

 We enjoyed an informational book about ladybugs!  We learned some interesting facts!  The one that surprised all of us...when the larva hatches from it's egg, it eats the eggshell!

Time for small groups (centers)!

We improved our cutting skills as we made an earth day puzzle.  While each friend was cutting I observed and documented his/her scissor cutting skills (proper grasp, thumbs up/down, etc).

We worked as a team or individually to create cages and crates for out pets!  We had some great problem solving taking place!

We improved our writing and drawing skills as we journaled about our favorite pets!

After he/she cut his/her puzzle into pieces, each friend had to put his/her puzzle back together and glue it onto a piece of paper.  Spatial awareness is an early math skill.

Each group was so proud of the cages and crates that they built!!! Aren't they fantastic?

 We enjoyed our gym time today as we worked on running as fast as super heroes!

During Jesus Time today we learned that eternity (or eternally) means forever.  Because of Jesus, all believers will someday live eternally with Him in heaven. It will be a blessed and happy place that will never end.  Eternity is forever!!!