Q is for Quail

For our second day we read several books while lounging on a quilt. Each kid found a book they wanted read. A special guest came to help out with circle time, his name is Barnaby the goat. Barnaby caused a little riot so he want back into the preschool box. We sang 5 Little Ducks quite a few more times because it is so fun.

After circle time the kids enjoyed practicing scissor skills cutting diamond shapes. We snacked on quesadillas, which also starts with the letter Q. While we ate a sneaky Quail laid eggs in the yard. The boys decorated white paper bags with water colors. Each boy tried to make the Q shape. I think they did a marvelous job! Each boy collected 4 eggs! After all the eggs were spotted we opened them up to find Upper Case Q, Lower Case q, and Diamond shapes.

Q is for Quilt, Q-Tip, and Quack

Tuesday we had a really fun time learning about the letter Q. Q says "Quah"! Our favorite words are quack, quilt, quail, and quarter. We read a captivating book, "The Napping House" about a Granny sleeping on a quilt with members of the house. All the kids loved singing 5 little ducks went out to play, and acting out the actions.

The kids practiced making the Q shape with zip lock bags filled with paint.

For our art project the kids decorated a large Q with dots made out of a Q-tip and paint. The boys all loved dipping Q-tips into paint. We used a large pile of fabric cut into squares to decorate a cute image of the boys under a quilt.

The weather was so warm we all went outside to play in a huge set of boxes we taped together to make a house. That was a highlight of our morning.

For snack the kids decorated graham crackers topped with frosting and sprinkles.  

Z is for Zebra

February 3rd and 5th

These boys are very very tactile! They love learning with their bodies and it's been so fun researching different ways to help them in their learning journey. This week we focused on the letter Z (it was a great excuse to buy those Little Debbie Zebra Cakes). My favorite activity was giving them a bag full of items and we "wrote" the letter Z with all of these items. In the bag were items such as small toys, straws, play dough, etc. The play dough and small toy cars were the obvious favorite.

 An intruder trying to learn her letters!!!