Theme: Construction, shapes, turtles, transportation, buildings

Dates: May 18-29

From: Tanya


Language Experiences:

• Make a turtle out of different shapes
• Field trip to the Dodge Nature Center...turtles!
• Construct a house using a variety of shapes and sizes
• Make edible stoplights
• Examine a tool box and "fix" various broke objects
• Make and pretend to be a crane that picks things up
• Make an edible road
• Make a safety cone and talk about why they are important
• "Tool Time" performed by the Northern Voices Builders (teachers...kind of like Bob the builder!)

Vocabulary: stop sign, stop light, screw driver, buildings, saw, safety cone, crane, hard hat, construction worker, tool box, ladder, hammer, dump truck, nails, drill, cement mixer, digger, goggles, tape measure, architect, shapes (circle, square, oval, triangle, rectangle, octagon)

Notes: Thanks to all of you lovely moms for attending our Mother's Day Hoe Down! I hope you enjoyed yourselves! Happy Mother's Day to some of the best moms in the world!

Show and Tell Dates:

Monday: Levi and Isiah

Tuesday: Henry, Ashden, and Allie

Friday: Sadie and Ella B.

Theme: Western

Dates: May 4-15th

From: Tanya


Language Experience:

• Make horses for our cowboys
• Make a brown paper bag vest
• Make a surprise for our moms~!
• Make chili for our Mother's Day chili cook-off
• Mother's Day hoe down!
• Make cowboy boots
• Make Western trail mix
• Make horse shoe prints with sponge cut outs
• Make a cactus
• Teachers will put on a live hoe down!

Vocabulary: cowboy, campfire, desert, chili, cactus, sand, cowboy boots, rope, lasso, beans, cowboy hat, vest, ranch, bandana, hoe down, cowgirl

Notes: If you haven't already, please sign up to attend the Mother's Day lunch that will be held this Friday at Northern Voices at 11:15 am. You and your child can come dressed in Western attire or just come as you are. Hope to see you all there!

Show and Tell Dates:

Monday: Levi and Isiah

Tuesday: Henry, Ashden, and Allie

Friday: Sadi and Ella B.