P is for Pre-k, Penguins, Pigs, Peacocks...

Do you know how many things start with the letter P?

I am now well aware... Peacocks, Penguins, Pandas, Polar Bears, Pigs, Panthers, Pretzels, Popcorn, Pizza, Pancakes...the list continues.

We're actually doing two weeks of letter P, which is cool with me.  More time to drag out the letter P snacks (popcorn, pretzels, pancakes...)

My 3's made these peacocks last week--I think I did a poor job explaining how the feathers should look.  Oh well.

Wednesday brought on the mess of penguins to my classroom.  It literally looked like it exploded after I had three centers worth of penguin mosaics, but they sure turned out well.  We learned some fun facts about penguins and then made these for the hallway.  Did you know that penguins can swim up to 15 mph?  Well...they can.

 

I think I missed out on showing our O is for Octopus craft--I love it too much not to share.

We also made penguin puppets!  These were so much fun--and I loved listening to their little voices talking to each other through the puppets.

Today in centers we made the three little pigs' houses.  Then I traced some pigs and put them on the wall.  I love them!

Tomorrow I am doing a pancake day with my three year olds--wish me luck!

Back in Action!

And….we’re back!  Actually we were back on January 2nd, but now I’m finding time to write!

Christmas was a ton of fun, but I was definitely craving a change-up for my classroom.  As in, it was covered with Christmas artwork and lots of clutter, and I needed some free space.  So I said goodbye to my paper chains and made a new banner.  Which I am loving! 

Our castle play is also over…we are now rockin an IGLOO!  I had parents saving milk jugs for the last month, and it was so worth it!  Check it out:

We also made “Marshmallow M’s” in 3’s preschool.  I told them if they didn’t eat any of the marshmallows for the craft, they would receive some with their snack.  My morning group was much better with this than my afternoon group…no cheaters in the morning, and three in the afternoon!  It kind of reminded me of the marshmallow test that I watched in psych class in high school.  Anyone else remember this?

The Marshmallow Test

We also made snowflakes with cotton balls.  The original source looks a lot better than ours, but hey, sorta fun?

My pre-k class copy-catted this craft from pinterest.  Lots of marshmallows this week!  But they sure turned out cute. 

The wall outside our classroom was looking pretty bare, so we made a “Snowman Salad.”  We made a list of our “ingredients” and then we taped them up to the wall.

This week we made N is for Noodle Necklaces—very fun, but a HARD concept!  Lacing is so much harder than I realized.  However, it is a great fine motor activity! 

We also made these sweet snowmen for the wall:

And we made O is for Owls in the hallway--cute!

I also have a funny story from one of my three year olds.  She was holding a doll and she said, "I'm going to have a baby."  I asked when and she said, "When I get older and meet a nice boy, I'll have a tiny baby and he will be so cute!"  I asked how much older and she said, "Oh, when I'm seven or eight."  I love how matter-of-fact three olds can be at times.

Have a happy Friday!