We finished up our fun Valentine's week here at Monarch Kids Preschool. Yesterday we made some sugar cookies - the kids helped me roll out the dough, use cookie cutter shapes and frost the cookies. And then of course, the best part was eating the end result :) They really enjoyed the whole process - and we were able to talk about lots of kitchen/cooking ideas like cutting, rolling, dough, bake, flour, recipe...
Yesterday was so nice out - I gave the kids some sidewalk chalk for their outside time. We also had a "heart scavenger hunt" and our letter of the week, "v", scavenger hunt as well. They really got into this part. Our craft yesterday didn't turn out as well as I'd like but its always fun trying new things and experimenting. The craft was painting with jell-o. You take the powder mix, add a little water and the kids finger paint with that. It just didn't show up that great on the paper, but the kids loved the smell and "tasting" the paint! It was a great sensory activity involving all of the senses but hearing.
Speaking of senses...the next 2 weeks we'll be focusing on the 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. I've got some great things planned for them and am excited to get the week started. Oh, and we're planning our next field trip soon. If the weather stays nice, we'll venture out to Castlewood Canyon State Park - one of my absolute favorite places to hike in Colorado!
Take care and have a great weekend -
Kendall Stark
Monarch Kids Preschool Teacher
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