Coming next...Nature, the Garden & Camping!

Even though Ms. Julie is going to be out for surgery, the preschoolers are going to have lots of fun with Ms. Kristi, Ms. Meredith & Ms. Rebecca as they explore many different aspects of nature!  The preschoolers will learn about the animals & insects that you can find in a pond or in a garden.  They will have the opportunity to use their senses to explore with dirt, plants, seeds & maybe even mud! They will sort & plant seeds, flowers and other items to see what will happen.  They will learn to care for plants & hopefully even watch some REAL plants grow!  Lastly, they will end the nature unit by having a camping adventure like no other.  They might even cook some S'mores and pitch a tent!  We'll keep you posted on all of the fun things that they'll be doing.  

 

 

Fire Fighters to the Rescue!

The Ocean Lakes Elementary Fire Station was a busy place!  Thankfully, the preschoolers did an  excellent job of staffing the all of the important jobs.  The preschoolers became experts at answering the phone and sounding the alarm for the many (pretend) fires that were in the area.  Sometimes, the fires were in a house or a parking garage, but we even put out some vehicle fires, as well.

The fire fighters knew how to get dressed in protective gear so that they could be as safe as possible from the smoke & flames.  Then, they would hop on the big, red firetruck to go and fight the fires.  The preschoolers had hoses, fire extinguishers, ladders and other tools to help them fight the fires.  Sometimes, they even brought their dalmatians along to help them sniff out danger.  We worked on a lot of positioning words as well as on the language for what to do if there was a real fire.

While this center was a lot of fun for the preschoolers, they learned a lot of important safety facts about smoke & fire.  They also know that a firefighter is a person who helps others to safety, especially in times of fire.

 

  

 
 

The Zoo

The preschoolers had a blast visiting our themed center during the month of March, the zoo!  They seemed to enjoy role-playing the various employees that would work at a zoo including, zookeepers, veterinarians, ticket booth operators & food cart merchants. 

Sometimes, we rode around the zoo in our green jeep to look for wild animals.  During these safari drives, we used our binoculars, flashlights and cameras to spot the various animals who were hiding in our zoo.  At times, we had to bring an injured animal back to the vet's headquarters so that he/she could give them medicine and nurse them back to health.

Over the course of the unit, we learned about the different kinds of foods that each animal liked to eat. We practiced feeding the animals & even tried out some of the same foods that the animals liked to eat.  At times, we worked up quite an appetite ourselves.  Luckily, there were many food carts around the zoo selling ice cream, popcorn and hotdogs.  

In the end, the preschoolers really loved taking care of the animals.  However, toward the end of the unit, they also seemed to enjoy role-playing the animals, as well as creating the habitats for the animals.  A great time was had by all of the students and they didn't even realize that they were learning so much along the way!