Ready for School 4 year old program (BLUE): September 2013

September Highlights

It has been an exciting month! The kids have enjoyed exploring all there is to do in the classroom, learning the new routines and getting to know each other. During our getting to know each other week, we had our first Show and Tell. The kids were brimming with excitement to share their Show and Tell item with their new friends, they LOVED this event.

Nature Walk - We are learning about Autumn and all the wonders of the fall season. So we took our first nature walk! The kids got a chance to go outside and explore the world of nature just outside our doors. Each child was given a brown paper bag to use to collect items from nature. For some kids, the highlights of the walk included finding lots and lots of pine cones and acorns. And for others, it was the playground time after the walk!

Later that week, we put all our treasures to good use in an art project. We have come to learn with preschoolers, that there is only one thing better than going through a bag of nature treasures... gluing it all to paper!!
Here are some photos we took on the walk and back in the classroom, working on our project... enjoy!

We are on the hunt for nature treasures.

Caleb, Serena, Alex and Rowan looking for nature treasures.

Serena's nature craft.

Leah's nature craft.

Laken's nature craft.

Alex's nature craft.

Conner's nature craft.

Apple Picking - It's so great to see the kids get so excited about this adventure. We are so lucky to have such easy access to apple U-Picks. We think its a great way to build on teaching kids about other treasures in nature, especially here in New Brunswick. And really, how can you not be excited about going on an outdoor adventure where you not only get to tromp around in rubber boots in an beautiful orchard, but you get to eat the fruits of your labour too! This year we went on the wagon for a tour of he property while the other class picked apples after the wagon ride the group got to feed the horses some of the fallen apples and then it was our turn to pick! We learned to gently "turn the eye to the sky" to easily take the apple from the tree.