Week Four Recap!

Monday:

Ash and RJ had off today, so they kept Tristan and I got to enjoy some Mommy and Lily time. We went over to the park and took a walk, played on the playground and kicked the soccer ball around. There was not one argument when I said it was time to go home, and she actually climbed into the stroller herself. As I put her in the car, she kissed my cheek and said “best friends, mommy.” Oh that girl! After nap, we met up with my mom and went to another park! We took a nature walk and found some cool leaves and acorns, and slid down another big tunnel (tube) slide. We missed our Tristan but we had a fun day! 

 Tuesday:

I was feeling a little under the weather today so we weren’t completely on schedule. It was also a little chilly out in the morning, so we hung out inside and played with some toys we don’t use as much. We read our book, If the Dinosaurs Came Back, and then we painted our Dinosaur D’s with water colors. It is interesting to see how far they each have come with the way they hold the paint brush and how they respond to cues like “can you paint his eye” or “what color do you want to use next?” Tristan’s been on an orange kick and also likes to paint the letter Y everywhere. Lily has been concentrating harder on actually staying in the lines of the pictures!

Wednesday:

We were a little more on track today. After breakfast, we got dressed and read our dinosaur book(s). Then we used water color to paint a picture of a duck. We went outside and drew a few things that started with D in chalk and then we climbed into the sandbox and dug for dinosaurs that were buried in it! We took our dinosaurs on a wagon ride and even let them share our snacks with us! After snack, we glued some feathers onto our ducks and danced around to some duck songs. Our focus skill this week is sorting with colors, so I dug out the squeeze lids and colored jars and let them play with those. I also took half of an egg carton, cut out some different colored circles, and glued them in the bottom of each egg holder. I set out the lids and asked them to try to match the colors. They did a pretty good job, but wanted to fill the jars up again instead.

Thursday:

It rained alllll day today and I now know that I am going to have to have tons of backup projects and tricks up my sleeve for the winter or we will all go nuts! We did our usual morning routine, but instead of climbing into the stroller, we played with the foam letter mats until the room was a complete mess and then they helped me clean it all up. It was good practice on identifying letters. They were getting a little antsy and I was losing patience faster than normal, so we climbed back into our chairs and painted things that were green. Then I put newspaper down on their trays and let them go to town on some little white pumpkins. Lily used every color I offered, and Tristan stuck to his new favorite color, orange. It got a little messy, but it took up a good chunk of time and they enjoyed themselves.

Friday:

It was absolutely gorgeous out today so we went for a walk and then played outside as long as possible. We drew a big letter D and doodled things that begin with D in sidewalk chalk. When snack was done, they painted paper plates that I folded in half and added some extra cut out pieces of construction paper to make little dinosaurs. It was a very laid back day, as Friday’s usually are!