O is for Oceans Preschool

For the past two Thursdays we have talked about the ocean and life in the ocean. Last week we worked together to put together a Rainbow Fish puzzle, we read the story,

and made our own rainbow fish.

We talked about sharing and being a good friend. We played a game (Balloon Lagoon) together to practice our taking turns.

We also colored textured starfish and then ironed the shapes onto paper to watercolor. We really missed James and Gavin.

Today we continued our ocean theme. We played Hullaballoo. It was a version that has special National Geographic clips mixed in with the game. So while we were spinning, crawling, and doing octopus arms we saw actual whales, dolphins, turtles, and octopuses in their natural environment. We read about dolphins and read a beautifully illustrated book about the ocean and what it sees. Then we went on a finding Nemo treasure hunt and searched for different sea creatures until finally we found the treasure- Finding Nemo fruitsnacks.

We made our own oceans in a bottle

and glued "O's" onto our octopus paper.

The kids are playing really well together and seem to be getting into the preschool rhythm.

Looking forward to Halloween and autumn celebrations next week.

Andrea