The class has been stomping with anticipation to learn about Dinosaurs and the time has finally come! The students have been comparing the sizes of dinosaurs, as well as the different features they have on their body to keep them safe.


Check out some of the activities we did this week!

Counting Dinosaur Eggs!

The students looked for matching dinosaurs

We became Archaeologists on a dig for dinosaur bones!

Students traced letters using small scraps of paper.

Students traced a path to the dinosaurs - working on prewriting skills!

This week during Jesus time we learned 

about the battle of Jericho! God helped the 

Isrealites win the battle. They walked around

the city for seven days. On the seventh day,

they blew their trumpets and

the walls came tumblin' down!

With God's help - anything is possible. 

This last week, the kids pedaled their way through learning as they studied Bike safety! We learned four big safety rules: 

1. Always wear a helmet to protect your head

2. Ride on the sidewalk

3. Look out for cars!

4. Always ask an adult if it is okay to ride - and make sure they know where you are going

Fun at Home

We had so much fun at the Trike-a-thon on Saturday! It is easy to recreate some of the ideas at home and work on some gross motor skills!

Create your own race track!

Use chalk and encourage your child to help draw lines and arrows to make a race track for them to ride their bike! 

Bike wash!

Spray bottles are a great way to strengthen hand muscles! Encourage your child to spray their bike down with water and wipe it off with a rag. 

Refreshment stand!

Learning to pour water is a skill that requires hand-eye coordination. Try giving them a small pitcher or plastic bottle of water and they can pour it into other cups for family and friends! This will definitely get messy the first few times they try - but that is part of the fun!

Watch them ride!

Check out some of the activities we did this week!

We worked on our cutting skills by cutting out bike paths! 

The students are really showing improvement with technique and 

hand-eye coordination.

Bike sequencing puzzle!

Students had to line up the numbers 1 - 10

to turn their puzzle into bicycle.

 

 Students had to find and stamp the letters K,k, and L,l

 

Students practiced matching pictures to make bicycle patterns!

   

 We love seeing students take turns with the 

computer! Sometimes it is hard to 

wait for our turn for toys and games, 

but when we share - we all have fun!

 Whoa! Ms. Tremmel got sneaky and

 hid bumpy letters behind the paper! 

When the students rubbed their crayon

across the paper, the letters "popped"

out of the paper!

We painted the number nine! We love opportunities to free-paint.

Group project! All of the students worked together to create a 

paper mosaic bike! It turned out really cool!

Can you find the 2 circles and 2 triangles in the bike? 

 This week we learned how Jesus ascended into

Heaven and one day he will come back again. 

I love when the students want to look through 

the bible on their own! These three students wanted 

to get a closer look of Jesus rising through the

clouds.

See you next week!

Spring is in the air! During the last two weeks, the Giraffe class has been enjoying this time of growth as we celebrated Easter and started learning about the water cycle. We have been celebrating that Jesus died so that are sins could be washed away!

Check out some of our activities!

Week of March 21st:

Students painted sunsets and glued three crosses to their pictures to 

remind them of Good Friday. Jesus died on the cross so that one

day we can go to Heaven! 

Students worked on math skills as they matched egg halves.

One half had a number written on it and the other half had 

dots. Students had to match the number with the correct 

amount of dots.  

We practiced cutting circles and squares! This is a difficult skill 

for many students and may take awhile to master. 

Do not be discouraged! 

 

Students decorated paper Easter eggs by tracing lines. 

I have noticed a lot of improvement in 

tracing abilities this month!

 Students practiced identifying letter sounds

by match a letter with a picture of something that 

starts with that letter.

Students started playing Dinosaurs together around 

the classroom castle! They did a great job

of taking turns and listening to each other!

                                                   

Students colored pretend eggs to use for the Easter party!

Easter Party!

Students balanced the eggs they decorated on spoons and tried to carry them across the room.

Students explored the properties of large eggs made of ice! 

They discovered colorful beads inside! 

We had a sink or float station at the party! 

Students were given Easter eggs and rocks.

We noticed that empty eggs floated on top of 

the water and full eggs sunk to the bottom of the tub.

Our very own Easter bunnies!

Week of March 28th: 

 Students matched flowers with pictures to 

leaves with letters focusing on the letter sounds.

 Students made umbrella art to help them remember what 

they have learned about rain.

 

 

We made it rain in a cup! 

We filled a glass with water, topped it with a 

couple of squirts of squirts of shaving cream (clouds), 

and then slowly poured blue water on 

top of the clouds!

When the clouds got heavy 

the rain fell down into the clear water. 

 

We made our own books about 

counting rain drops! 

 

 We traced shapes with noodles!

We traced circles, rectangles, pentagons, 

hexagons, and octagons!

 

Students worked together to figure out which 

picture belongs with foam letters F - J. The letters were 

hidden inside of Easter eggs.

Talking around the table...

In Jesus time we have been learning about how 

Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday to 

take away our sins. On Easter, he came back!

He is risen indeed! Alleluia! 

See you next time!