Happy Friday!
A sensory activity was made available this morning where children got the opportunity to paint using clothespins and pom pom balls. Friends made it known what color they would like to use first!
There were many different ways that children chose to use the pom pom balls. Some of us chose to do the stamping motion while others of us used it as a paint brush.
Children had many choices they could make during this activity: color, use of pom-pom, how much of the paper to paint. It was all up to them! 
Lulu experimented with the mixing of colors. When she saw that yellow and blue created green, she took it upon herself to test different colors.
She commented, “Sometimes we get paint on our hands. We just clean it off after.” Oh the joys of being a child.
We used our new bug containers to search for creatures!
Most of us teamed up in pairs or with a few friends. This helped us find a whole lot of bugs!
Miss Clara took the lead of the gymnastics class that was offered outside this morning. She demonstrated a few moves and was quite good at explaining how we should be moving our bodies.
Our week consisted of planting vegetables and watching our caterpillars continue to grow. So we read about a topic that’s been quite popular the last few days. How do things grow? We had an open discussion about the ingredients needed for things to blossom, to grow. Our answers varied but one thing is for sure: we were all sure that the most important ingredient was LOVE.
Our journal time has been quite colorful this week, incorporating the use of rainbow colors into our drawings. So, we dove deeper into what colors really are in the rainbow. I introduced R-O-Y-G-B-I-V and then found a couple samples off the internet of indigo and violet since those were newer words for us.
Breakfast– rice cakes with no nut butter and strawberries.
Lunch– refried beans and melted cheese quesadillas, PPC watermelon, and PPC red peppers.
PM snack– fresh pineapple, pretzels, and mozzarella string cheese.
Wee Sprout– broccoli and cauliflower.
Have a great weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 5/20