Today was Super Fun!

We started off with our daily routine, I did change the way we start, I think it keeps their attention longer, so they started off with organized playtime with blocks and did a great job working together to put it away.  Afterwhich, I had them find their placemats and their pictures, and than take a seat on the floor.  We sang our welcome song and they held their pictures until their name was called during the song and they quickly found their place on the Helpers chart and pinned it on. I than asked them all who was doing what (this worked so much better than getting them lined up)  Malachi was our Flag Holder today and did a great job waving it back and forth.  The kids, tried their best to keep up with the Pledge of Allegiance.  Kuulei was the Weather Helper, Everyone wanted to turn the arrow, but Kuulei was pretty firm about her being the weather helper.

I than introduced the color green, I brought a huge green bag full of green stuff, each 2 turns to pick an item out the bag and everyone had to show me where the green was on the item.  Kailia was my bag monitor, telling everyone, "not your turn".  After that I dumped out a bucket full of all kinds of blocks, legos and tiny toys and the kids were instructed to only pull out the green items and put them on the green paper.  Aisa, Malachi and Alema, were trying their very best not to get distracted by all the other cool stuff in my tote, (lol) they'd pick up a blue car and than look at me and say oh sorry thats not green and throw it back in the pile.

We talked about the #1 and played a short game of Pam Says, and I had them do things like, stand on one foot, cover 1 eye, touch one ear etc.  They were all silly doing this activity, I wish I had a photographer just taking shots while we do our activities because these guys are so funny and have so much personality, they make me laugh all throughout class.

We then went outside and had a hop on leg race, they all ended up just running, except for alema he decided he wanted to hop like a frog and hopped all the way to the end.  We practiced writing #1 or lines with chalk on my driveway! Thank goodness the weather was good when we out.  Lastly, I had them go on a mini scavenger hunt, to find a blade of grass, a green leaf and a green rock.

We came in the house to paste our finds on their sheets of paper!!!

Kailia was my snack helper, she helped me pass out all the paper plates.  we had fruit loops, I asked them to eat all the green ones first, cookies and grapes and juice.

We worked on our final craft which was make our #1 green books, I had to work with them individually on this, so the rest of them had free play in Kuulei and Siale's room in the meanwhile.  We did not have enough time to write #1's on each page so if you guys would like to work with them on this.

Singing time was short due to time, I guess I have to work on my timing, on paper it looks like I have enough time for my crafts and activities, shucks!  Next time around I will get a story in.

Well everyone, this is what we did today!!!  They all were wonderful, and I loved working with them this week.  Kuulei is excited to have school at Mrs. Julie's house next week.

Thanks for dressing your kids in green, and bringing your items for our book.
~Pamela