Families that have pets (whether real of stuffed, imagined or living) know the joy they can bring. Some people would attest that their home is more complete with their cat or dog or rabbit. We will share those extra special parts of our families this week! Some may have a bird, lizard, snake, newt or […]
Have you ever noticed how things look differently in the sun compared to the shade? Place 2 pictures of the same scene next to each other taken in the early morning, mid-afternoon and evening. What do you notice that is the same and different – color! We will use our magnifiers and mirrors to see […]
During the school year we talk about air transportation as well as birds and other things that fly. This week we will investigate some more and discover what we haven’t yet seen. We will look at what new birds, bugs and flying vehicles we can see. While we see airplanes and helicopters more frequently, but […]
Wheels are a simple machine and make so many things easier! This week we will look in our neighborhoods and in our books to see all of the things wheels help us with. Around the center wheels make things easier as well…our kitchen carts, mop buckets, etc. Where else do you see wheels in our […]
This year we got to enjoy the World Cup and see the US team put out an awesome effort. In recognition of these efforts, our children will be playing soccer and learning about the sport to continue to grow the love of the game. What other games do we play in the summer? Look for […]
We planted all kinds of seeds in the spring. When the seeds sprout, we can move them outside and watch them grow flowers and vegetables. This week we will look at what we’ve grown or learn about what farmers grow for us. We will try foods that grow in the garden and some things we […]
Imagine if you could float like a bubble on the breeze! We all wish we could to help cool off! Rather, we enjoyed bubble art and making new kinds of bubbles to see how big we can make them. We watched them float and pop and made art with them too! Have you ever seen […]
What better way to enjoy the warm summer than playing in the water! This week we will enjoy water play fun and also look at all the ways we use water. Where does water come from and where does it go? Water gives life to plants, animals and us. We clean with water and can […]
Its summer time! Time to enjoy the outdoors and everything growing around us! Many people enjoy extra family time or seeing someplace new in the summer. What will you do to enjoy the warmest season of the year? We will make predictions and graph our responses. Whatever your plans, be sure to find time to […]
So many things around us are based on patterns and things that repeat. We can learn how things grow, how buildings are built and how songs come together by looking at patterns. We are also building math and reading skills by learning to recognize and repeat patterns. We will make patterns in our block and […]