Today we started the day with binoculars in the Touch and Feel pool. The kids were looking around the room....and each other....talking about how things looked up close. They were more than excited to find out that we were making our own set of binoculars for art today!
Ms. Michelle was here today for OT. We started with a following directions obstacle course. First the kids had to pick an object out of the basket to carry across a balance beam with them. At the end of the beam, they tossed it into one of the numbers of the board. The next station was a ring toss. The kids had to jump across three colored dots and then toss the ring on the cone. Lastly, they took turns riding the EZRoller, which only uses your feet to make it go. If you don't use both feet, you only go in one direction. Michelle and I determined that we have a lot of right dominate kiddos in the class.....because everyone ended up going in a left circle!! Finger fun was multiple parts today. First, we stuffed pool noodles with pom pom balls. Then we stretched ponytail holders to put around the outside of the pool noodles. Lastly, we used scissors to cut up straws into tiny pieces. Ms. Michelle told us that we would be using the straws for a project next week.
Our book today was Starry Safari by Linda Ashman. This story is about a little girl who takes a bright red jeep off on an exciting jungle safari. There are giraffes to watch, rhinos to race, and wily crocodiles to avoid. And when a roaring lion crossed her path, she knows exactly what to do....roar back! But when she's unpacked her tent, and it's time for bed, will she be brave enough to handle all the jungle night noises?
After we did some reading comprehension questions from the book, we talked about the things that we would need to go on a safari. The kids came up with some good items.....and used the book for help when they got stuck.
For art, we made binoculars. Using two toilet paper rolls, and some cool zebra tape, we made the eye part of the binoculars. Then we punched holes and tied a piece of yarn on the sides so that the jungle explorers could wear them around their neck like real binoculars.
Before we finished, we went on a pretend jungle safari. The kids marched around the table, using their binoculars to "see" out in the jungle, while we played animal sounds on the iPad. They had fun guessing which animals they heard....and then looking to see if they were correct!
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