Welcome. Nature and Nurture is a Preschool Age Class offered in collaboration with the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Parks District. On our website, you can find this week's lesson plans, this month's snack menu, upcoming events, our policies, and more. Please have a look around.







Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Basil the Bunny

Basil the Bunny came by today and was much loved by all. Special thanks to Emerson and her mom Kim for bringing Basil in. The children loved getting to pet Basil, feed him lettuce, and watch him hop around the room.


Sunday, October 27, 2013

Lesson Plans 10/28/13 - 11/1/13

Songs: 5 Little Apples
           See the Little Rabbit

Sensory: Packing Peanuts

Monday
Book: Curious George Apple Harvest by Lynne Polvino
Circle: Apple Tasting
Art: October Gift

Wednesday

Book: It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler
Circle: Guest - Basil the Bunny
Art: Bunny Collages

Friday

Book: Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino
Circle: Hangman (Sounding out words)
Art: Watercolors

As an inclusive and secular preschool, we don't do holidays, including Halloween. We ask that candy and costumes stay at home. There are several (admittedly boring) reasons we don't allow costumes in the classroom. Some small children are upset by or scared of costumes, especially masks and face painting. Costumes can restrict movement and be unsafe on the playground. We cannot guarantee costumes will be clean and intact at the end of the day. For your entertainment, here is another reason we do not allow costumes in the classroom: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/

Parent Teacher Conferences will be offered 11/4, 11/6 and 11/8 Look for the sign up sheet in the classroom. Conferences are optional and are about 15 minutes each.

Please pay for November through the parks office no later than Thursday 10/31

See the Little Rabbit


See the little rabbit go, hop, hop, hop.
See her ears go flop, flop, flop.
See her eyes go blink, blink, blink.
See her nose goes twink, twink, twink.
See her white coat, so soft and furry.
See her run - away in a hurry!

5 Little Apples


Way up high, in an apple tree (raise hands over head)
Five little apples smiled at me (smile)
So I shook that tree as hard as I could (pretend to shake tree)
Down came an apple, Mmm, it was good (Rub tummy)

Repeat

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Lesson Plans 10/21/13 - 10/25/13

Songs: Put Your Finger on Your Knee
           Old MacDonald

Sensory: Shaving Cream

Monday
Book: Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Circle: Letter Game
Art: Yarn Art

Wednesday

Book: Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers
Circle: Bug Bug Under the Rug
Art: Roller Painting

Friday

Book: Pumpkin Day Pumpkin Night by Anne Rockwell
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: Pumpkin Paintings

Our book fair is up and running! If you would like to order books, please go to:
https://p3996.myubam.com/31152

The book fair will run from now through Monday 11/4
Books may be shipped to the class for free or you may pay for shipping and have them sent directly to your home. It will take approximately two weeks from when the book fair ends for the books to arrive.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Lesson Plans 10/16/13 - 10/18/13

Songs: What Will You Do Now?
           The More We Get Together

Sensory: Ice Melting
             Water with eye droppers and sponges

Monday
No school - Columbus Day

Wednesday
Book: Dragon Dancing by Carole Lexa Schafer
Circle: What Starts With __?
Art: Masks

Friday
Book: It's Okay To Be Different
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: October Gift

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Lesson Plans 10/7/13 - 10/11/13

Songs: Falling Leaves
           Animals Song

Sensory: Water Beads

Monday
Book: The Giant Jam Sandwich By: John Vernon Lord
Circle: Animal Game
Art: Yarn Painting

Wednesday

Book: Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur By: Syd Hoff
Circle: What's In The Bag?
Art: Dinosaur Paintings

Friday

Book: Picture Perfect? By: Students of Fletcher Walker Elementary
Circle: Science Experiment
Art: People Collages
Other: Ribbon Dancing

Animals Song


Tune: “The Farmer In The Dell”

The cow lives on the farm,
The cow lives on the farm,
Heigh-ho, oh we know,
The cow lives on the farm.

(Repeat with other animals)

Falling Leaves


Tune: "London Bridges Falling Down"
 
Pretty leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down.
Pretty leaves are falling down, all over town.
Some are orange and some are brown, some are brown, some are brown.
Some are orange and some are brown, all over town.
Some are yellow and some are red, some are red, some are red.
Some are yellow and some are red, all over town.