Starlight     

Bah! Oink! Neigh!

The afternoon Starlight kiddos have been having a blast exploring farms! Using a large cardboard box (the best toy for a preschooler!), the students helped Ms. Alia decorate a large red barn. Expanding on this experience, the children introduced many toy animals of various sizes. Fun! Later, the children learned about cows and udders. Using a latex glove filled with liquid, the girls and boys each practiced “milking” the udders. Of course, no barnyard fun wouldn’t be complete with a few rounds of “The Chicken Dance!”

Twilight

Grrrrr…. Watch out and beware!

The Twilight children rejoice when it’s story time in the afternoon. A current request is the classic, Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. Always up for movement and dramatic play, the girls and boys enjoyed acting out the central events in the story/song. They tiptoed through gloomy caves and trudged through thick, oozy mud! Expanding on this wonderful experience, the students later used plastic forks and brown paint to construct their own bear claw crafts. Very cool!