Megan School 2/8 - 2/12

Valentines Week!!!
Here are just SOME of the books we read this week:

My kid's love Arthur and this book was read over & over & over more than any other one. I like Arthur books too because they are funny!

Tot Trays:

Conversation hearts - sorting by color (while reading what each one said), then counting how many of each color, and then some sampling. This was Megan's favorite tot tray this week and by the end of the week there weren't many hearts left. :)

Sorting fuzzy pom poms by color, size and texture. Then we counted them.

Matching Valentine bugs. This went over pretty well as she came back to it again and again throughout the week...until she started crying because the dog ate one of the bugs. I printed this out from Carisa's blog 1+1+1=1. She's got some great stuff!

Making Valentines with stamps.

Sizing from big to small felt hearts.

Stringing beads. We did this a few times but different ways each time. We did patterns of colors, all the same color, same shapes next to each other. So many different ways!

Art Projects:

Painting a snowman with a Q-tip. She had kind of a hard time with this one as she wanted to rub it and the Q-tip wouldn't hold much paint so she's get frustrated that it wasn't working the way she wanted. I showed her how to just dot it to make snow though and she liked that!

Megan painted a GIANT heart made out of newspaper. I staple the bottom 1/2 together and then we stuffed it with crumpled newspaper and I stapled the top shut. She enjoyed painting it but it was awkward for her to hold and paint at the same time. I ended up just holding it up for her and she painted.

Life Skills

Cutting up her own apples.

Outings and Fun Stuff!

This was the last week of swimming lessons and I finally remembered to bring my camera! This is the first class that she's been going in the water by herself (without her momma!) and she has adjusted amazingly well. Her favorite part is just jumping in from the wall.

She's a little fish just like her momma and sister. :)

After jumping in the teacher would have her push off from her thighs and swim back to the wall. She only would swim about 18 inches but nonetheless - she did it!!! I am amazed at how fast she's picked this up and just how confident she is in the water. I signed both girls up for the next round of lessons starting next week. The YMCA offers great classes for members - 7 weeks (1/2hr. lesson a week) for $26! You just can't beat that.

We had a couple nice days where we were able to get outside and play. I hadn't been able to find our sidewalk chalk for months so I broke out a new pack. They love that stuff!

They were making their own houses and were telling me that when they grow up they are going to be neighbors. How I wish that comes true for them!