Phew. We did it. We made it through Spring Picture Day. Overall, the day went really well. Instead of our playground time, we walked up to the office with our walking rope. Kiddos managed to sit on the risers and the four adults found room for themselves too. I thought we were done. We did it, just a class photo and good to go. Oh, we are doing individual pictures too? Oh ok. Grab the walking rope and head into the MPR. We have all the cameras to ourselves. Breaking up into four groups of three, I tell the camera people, if it doesn't work in three tries we are moving on. I'm done with my group, time to check on the others, "How's it going in here?" "We are good." Next group, oh this is too different, ok let's go, next group just one more. Great. We did it! The class picture went well and everyone tried to take an individual picture. You all know your kiddos, a front facing camera (selfie) gets a more attentive picture. Everyone should have received a Valentine's Day picture, those were all done with the front facing camera and trying to not get the adult in the picture. Anyway, it was an experience every year there will be picture day, or three, and with some Big Breaths it's over. The walk up to campus and back down was probably just as long as the entire picture day.
The past few weeks have felt busy. We are working on developing those play skills with peers, potty training for those that are showing that they are ready, eating "healthy" first and then some crunchy foods, movin' and groovin' during circle time, and ending the day with centers. Our schedule hasn't changed, yet the mornings seem to be flying by! Maybe it is because Spring Forward is this weekend. :) The themes this month is about animals. Our center activities will focus on farm, zoo, Animal Boogie animals, and wrapping up the month with dinosaurs. Be sure to check out my teacher-gram page for snaps of art work! DIY home sensory bins ideas -plastic grass and eggs: fill the eggs with animal figures, coins, candy, etc. Open and close the eggs, shake and guess what is inside, find them in the grass -corn kernels with curled pipe cleaners and animal counters: color sorting, animal identifying, pinching with fingers or tongs -lentils and animal figures: seek and find-search the bin for animals, lentils are a particularly soothing sensory experience, finding the hard animal figures won't be too challenging! Have them help you clean up any beans or sensory items that splash out of the container. A little brush and dust pan to help sweep is another great motor experience. Have fun!
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