Thursday, January 22, 2026

 Thank you for checking out our Thursday in preschool!

We are already catching on to our new check-in rather quickly. Each friend decided how he/she was feeling today (happy, sad, angry, scared, tired, or excited).  Then wrote his/her name in the correct column!

To finish up morning meeting, I had 7 items from around the classroom.  This time they were the same, except for their color! After identifying each color, we locked them in our brains.  I covered the items with a towel and removed 2.  Our job was to recognize and recall what was missing!  There was no fooling us...we figured it out every time, even though this was a bit tougher than past "what is missing" games!

Last week we read "Who Sank the Boat?", discovering that when the mouse got in, the boat sank. Today we searched for pictures of different kinds of boats on the smart board. We noticed there were some things that were the same, but each boat actually looked quite different.  

After exploring each boat, each friend (not here yesterday) drew a picture of the boat they would like to make (next week) out of aluminum foil.

Yahoo for sunshine and temps that (at least) feel warmer!

Time for small groups (centers)!

With Mrs. Mudd, we completed another observational drawing of the same tree that we did earlier in the year.  Each friend looked to see what was different about the tree since last time. Then, they drew the tree again, realizing they didn't need much color, since the tree and grass were mostly gray and brown (and there were no leaves!)

When it's frozen outside (or going to be soon), what could be better than a "Frozen" dance party! We LOVED dancing and singing along with Elsa, Anna, and Olaf!

 We improved hand-eye coordination and patterning skills as we made towers, in a pattern, with cubes!  Success for some was copying a pattern already made.  Success for others was finishing a pattern already started.  While success for some was starting and completing a pattern on his/her own!

With Mrs. Dose we improved number recognition and counting objects while we placed snowballs (marshmallows) in egg cartons!  On the bottom of each space on the egg carton was a number.  Each friend had to put that number of "snowballs" into that space of the egg carton.  Early math skills at work!

And...hooray for large motor time on the parking lot playground!!!

During Jesus Time we learned that in Baptism the pastor pours water on the baby.  This is different than the water mommy and daddy use to give a bath.  That water washes away food, dirt, and germs.  The water of Baptism washes away sins.  In Baptism, you become God's own dear child.  Baptism is so important that even Jesus was baptized!

Have a great night!