Halloween and Senses

Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week:  Letter O, Number 8
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments—Addams Family w/ rhythm sticks
Social—What are you going to be on Halloween Night?
Counting—Spider has 8 legs
Music Appreciation/Readiness-Princess Patty Tap
Small and Large Movement Skills- I’m a Mean Old Witch with a Hat
ABC/Reading-Witches Brew
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time-Decorate and eat halloween sugar cookie
Free Time & Group Motor Activity—Ball Catching/Costume Parade on 30th
Creating Project (arts and crafts)-Playdough/Glow Stick Pumpkins
Math/Science Skills—Halloween Bingo

Self Directed Play & Clean Up
Weather, Calendar, Counting, Letter and Number of the Week:  Letter O, Number 8
Seat Work
Reading and Writing
Music Circle Time
Hello Song
Instruments-Have you seen the ghost of John
Social-Witches Brew
Counting-Five Little Spooky Ghosts
Music Appreciation/Readiness—ABC Seek and Find (pumpkins)
Small and Large Movement Skills-Monster Mash w/ Parachute
ABC/Reading-Musical Chairs
Singing—Child Chooses Songs
Snack & Story Time-Fruit Cocktail
Free Time & Group Motor Activity-Outside Ball throwing and Catching—Costume Parade on the 31st.
Creating Project (arts and crafts)-Glow Stick Pumpkins/Sponge Paint Pumpkins
Math/Science Skills- Guessing Smells blindfolded (onions, pickles, tuna, orange)
Goodbye Song

Announcements:  On the 30th (Tuesday) and the 31st (Wednesday) students are encouraged to come to preschool in costume.  Please no masks.  You are invited to bring a Halloween treat/candy for each student.  In the 3-4 year old class there are 6 children and in the 4-5 year old classes there are 8.

Homework Challenge:  This week we are discussing our senses which help us learn.  At home I encourage you to talk about their senses.  Did you know our tongue has 3,000 taste buds, have them look at their tongue to see all their taste buds.  When we taste foods we taste things bitter, sweet, sour, or salty.  You can make lemonade together and have them try the bitter lemon rind, the sour lemon fruit and the sweet sugar and then taste the finished lemonade sour/sweet.  You can also take your child on a walk blindfolded and have them identify cars, leaves rustling, wind, and dogs barking just with their hearing sense.