Swimming Tuesday!

While the older kids were swimming a small group of toddlers began talking about and sharing their ouchies. We quickly got our doctor’s kit and began listening to each other’s hearts and further discussing ouchies and how friends got them. To the tune of “Are You Sleeping” we sang “Ouchie, ouchie, ouchie, ouchie….wah! wah! wah!…” The toddlers thought pretend crying was super fun! We moved to the art table and friends drew their ouchies on a stick figure sketch, placing a masking tape band aid over the sore spot. We jumped into math by counting the number of band aids! We worked in another math lesson when a friend counted 5 squares out as she used the potty!

We have started a new lunch time routine. In the past, we’ve had a big kid table and a toddler table. Today, Tami assigned lunch buddies (an older and younger child) and sat them next to one another. The older friend helped his/her buddy wash hands and then, after sitting down, with serving food and drink. They also began putting their plate/utensil/glass into the dishwasher. The kids were excited about their new roles and it went very smoothly.

For lunch, we served farm fresh scrambled eggs (on sale at WF for $3.50 a dozen!), whole wheat toast, carrots and bananas/mandarin oranges.

Yesterday, Tami added two baskets filled with plates and cups to the cottage climber. She moved a table and two chairs inside it. Our outside time has been filled with imaginative play using only plastic/aluminum dishes and pea gravel!

Have a great day!