June Sensory Box

This month is all about bugs.  Ladybug and Mister have always been a little scared of bugs, but fascinated at the same time.  I can't say I blame them since I get the willies too.  Here is our June Sensory Box.

Mister and Ladybug made a home for the insects.

Tell Me About It

Ladybug really likes art and she is always running up to me to show me her latest creation. Today she showed me this

I know what you are thinking....IT'S BRILLIANT!  I think so too, if I knew what it was.  It could be almost anything and a lot of people would say, "What is it?"  When I am about to ask this question, I will say, "Tell me about it."  Doesn't that feel a little more open ended and nicer? 

So, what was Ladybug's response to me?  It is a machine that throws up balls in the air.  I told you it was brilliant.

All About Seeds and Plants - Part 3

Here is the last set of our seeds and plants.  I hope you were able to find something you or your child(ren) enjoyed!

You can't have a seed and plant unit without this stand by activity.  We talked about how the plant drinks water.



This was review from last year and I was pleased how much they remembered.



I gave Mister and Ladybug 4 cucumber plants and asked them what would happen if the plants didn't get something they needed.  We looked at our plants chart and I told them that we would be finding out what happens when we don't give one plant water and one plant sun.  I had them give me a prediction for each one and wrote it on the cup.  I told Ladybug and Mister that they were like scientists and scientists give  hypothesis.  They really liked this word.  Every few days we take out the plants for observations. 



Ladybug and Mister made a flower and told me each part so I could label.  It as a good assessment tool to see if they could name the parts of a plant.  Mister even told me that the middle of the flower was where the seeds are and with a little prompting he said, "even some flowers have pollen!" 

Y is for Yoga

A few times a month Ladybug and Mister have to do yoga.  They love watching YogaKids.  The poses are fun and it really helps when winter starts to drag.  The best part is Ladybug will stop what she is doing and find a yoga pose to help her calm down. 

All About Seeds and Plants - Part 2

Here are more seed activities we have on our shelves.

Floewer arranging in a May Day basket



We made faces on the pots and are growing hair.  Well we were growing hair until the squirrels knocked the pots off the deck rails. 



How Many Will We Plant? - I chose seed that were large so they could feel each seed as they count. 

Treasure Basket - Shiny Things

The Wee One is a girl after my own heart.  She loves all things sparkly and shiny.  Really, who can blame her?  I put together a Treasure Basket with bedroom items, but she kept going for the sparkly broach and leaving everything else.  After a few days, I added more of what she liked and it changed the whole feel of the basket.

Alphabet Puzzle

Another Dollar Store find and this one has been my favorite.  I put all the pieces into a drawstring bag and they pull out each letter and find it's place.  Today, I used it as an assessment for my daughter.  As she pulled out each letter I had her tell me the name.  If I were thinking, I would have had her say each letter's sound too.  Also, this puzzle is also one of the first things the Wee One goes for on the big kid shelves...after she has attacked the calendar.