February was Nursery Rhyme and Mail time month! We learned the importance of giving and receiving letters. Learning Nursery Rhymes is essential for learning how to read. Connecting a rhyme to other items that rhyme makes a child interact with the books. Dr. Seuss is a great example of learning fun reading through Rhymes.
Alexa and her special gift for her mom. I gave each child a monkey or bear to take home.
Aunika my cute little preschool monkey. :)
1,2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive.
Paige a fishing
Mayley goes fishing
Nursery Rhyme bingo
M-T-Th
M-T-Th
3 little Kittens lost their mittens
Old King Cole
Ice cream starts with (I) hi ho yes I know. Ice cream starts with (I)
Mary Had a little lamb, Little Bo Peep and Baa, baa, black sheep. Whitney Dahl
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall all the KINGS horses and all the KINGS men couldn't put Humpty together again.
Memory games in circle time
Presley Pratt
Aunika Chartier
Passing out Valentine's
Presley with Humpty Dumpty
Ellie Vorwaller
Ellie-Presley-McKenzie and Genesis
Cameron-Justin-Nate-Seth and Ethan
Hug dance- We did a dance and when the music stopped they hugged each other.
Keslee Stagg
Ethan Rogers
Aunika- Mayley- Bronwynn and Emily
My love bugs!
Whitney and Rori (cute little monkeys)
Passing out Valentines
T-Th class
My favorite nursery Rhyme
Easton- Kincade and Kaimen
Kenzington- Rori and Kaylee
Whitney and Lillian
Thank you all for your wonderful support in school. The children loved nursery rhyme time. We explored all of the nursery rhymes. With dramatics, music, songs, circle time games, manipulative's, patterns, sorting, comprehensions, and cognitive learning. Remember to ask your child to repeat some of the nursery rhymes they learned. We did change a few of the nursery rhymes. For instance- There was an old lady who lives in a shoe, she had so many children she knew just what to do. She gave them some broth and baked them some bread and gave them hugs and kisses and put them in bed.
We want each child to have a positive experience through nursery rhymes. We learned what sixpence and Rye are. We also learned what a tuffett and curds and whey are.
Thank you for being such amazing parents.
Pateresa Johnson
The children were asked to draw a picture of what they thought a desert looked like. Ethan- Keslee-Mckenzie and Rori
Matching numbers to sandwich items. (circle time)
M-W-F class
T-Th (Whitney Dahl)
We made cactus and learned about the importance a cactus has. Cactus store water in its thick stem or trunk which feeds desert animals. The leaves on a cactus are called a pad and the pokey parts are called a spine.
Peanut butter. We are working a lot this month on counting and recognition our numbers. Have your child count things in your home.
Ethan with his picture he made of a camel. We learned camels can have 1 or 2 humps. Camels DO NOT store water in their humps (many people think that) Actually they store fatty tissue that helps give them energy.
Kenzington and the 2 day class
Do fish live in the desert? NO! We were learning about counting again.
Genesis helps put together our puzzle. 1-10
Why do we wear hats in the desert? To keep sun off our faces so we do not sunburn. We listened to Moroccos that is the sound of a rattlesnake. 
We do our pledge in class.
Cowboy boots. The children had fun painting with special balls.
M-W-F class
Emily doing Nursery Rhymes. (sorry I may have posted this before)
M-T-Th class. We did the Mexican hat dance
We learned about turtles. There is a Desert turtle. It has been known a desert turtle can live up to 300 years old. HATCHLINGS ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF SILVER DOLLARS. THEIR SHELLS ARE SOFT AND COMPOSED MOSTLY OF SCUTES. FEMALE TORTOISES DO NOT PROVIDE CARE FOR THEIR YOUNG. ONLY 1 TO 5 OUT OF EVERY 100 HATCHLINGS WILL SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
Presley with her desert
We learned the food alphabet. 
Keslee with the letter Y. We also all went home with Yo-yo's
Rori making her desert
Our sweet Emily was sick so we made her a poster.
Cute T-Th class
What should you bring to the desert? a Canteen or a swimsuit? We all discovered the importance of water in the desert. (Cameron Dangerfield)
Mack-Alexa-Mayley-Paige and Bronwynn
T-Th class
M-W-F class
M-W-F class
M-T-Th
We made canteens and learned about water and cowboys/cowgirls.
Cute girls
These boys are such great friends. I will surely miss the bond they created. Each of them have such great personalities.
My cowboys. (sheriffs) they are wearing their horse.
Cowboys and horses.
Shelter and clothing in the desert. Always wear long sleeves. (so you don't sunburn. And not flip flops.)
Cash and Easton
Cute cowboys/cowgirls and horses.
Justin was a handsome cowboy. 
Justin-Presley-Keslee and Ellie
Rori M. and Whitney D. Cutest cowgirls in the desert. We have had a lot of fun learning about deserts. Next month is full of great things. Domino's fieldtrips, Occupations, Easter hunt and Police officer Jon will come. Also Spring break will be the week before Easter. Remember if you ahve any questions or concerns please contact me. 833-9188 Thanks! I am loving your children thank you for sharing them with me. 
