Owls!

Happy Saturday!  This week we had a great time learning about owls!  On Monday we made these Polka Dot Owls.  I found the idea on Pinterest, but there was no link back to the original source.  During table time the kids used Dot Art markers to decorate a piece of white construction paper.  We let that part dry and finished the owls during art time.

My little darlings worked hard layering the circles for the eyes and folding the square into a triangle for the beak.

 Aren't the finished products adorable?!

During table time on Monday, we cut triangles for another owl project.  We collected all of the triangles and put them in a bag for our colorful triangle owls. 

During art time on Tuesday, they cut out three sets of circle eyes for the triangle owls and then we went to work assembling them.  

I forgot to take a picture of the finished owls, but we're putting them up around the room, so I'll get some pictures of them.  Here's a picture of the example from Splish Splash Splatter

On Wednesday we made paper plate owls.  We folded the plate into the owl shape and then the kids added a scrapbook paper rectangle for the owl's belly.  Then they scribbled on the wings and glued the eyes, beak, and feet on.  And, I didn't get a picture of this project all finished either!  Man, I was a real slacker this week!  ;)

They LOVED getting to scribble on the ridges of the plate!

Thursday we read Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and watched {this} YouTube version.  Then, we made our own owl babies sitting on a branch.  We were very brave and gave each child their very own bottle of glue.  They were in heaven getting to be in charge of the liquid glue!! The good news is that I don't think we have to worry about ANY pieces falling off of this project!

Ms. Mary and I made the circle outline for the babies and they filled it in with glue.

 They crack me up!

During circle time, we matched the lower case letters on the owl babies to the uppercase letters on the owl moms.  You can download this for free at Jennifer Hier's TPT store.  

I also made a memory match game.  The kids had to match the numeral to the corresponding ten frame.

We also worked on coloring and matching/identifying colors during table time.  This is from Little Monkey Printables.  To download it for free, click here.

Once we get all of our owls up in the classroom, I'll post more pictures.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Beth

More Halloween Fun!

Happy Friday!  We've had so much fun with Halloween this week!  On Monday we made bats out of pieces of egg cartons.  We painted them black and once they dried, we added wiggle eyes and a yarn loop so that they could fly.

 

Here's some of the kids with their finished bats and wearing their masks we made during our Monsters unit.

We've been singing the "Five Little Pumpkins" song for the last few weeks and on Tuesday we cut out five pumpkins and glued them on the fence.  The rhyme was also on the paper so that the kids could sing it with their families.  I found the worksheet at Give your Octopus a Paintbrush.

On Tuesday we also made spiders in a spiderweb.  I modeled how to make a spiderweb and then the kids drew their own web.  Then, we gave each of them a square of faux fur, legs, and eyes to glue on.  I LOVE how they turned out!  

Because it was rainy on Tuesday and we couldn't go outside for recess, we had time to watch Sid the Science Kid's Spooky Halloween Special.  In the episode, they taught the kids about the purpose of a spider's web and had the kids try to make a web with yarn.  After we watched the video, we made our own yarn web.  Each of my little darlings added to the spiderweb.  You can click here for a link to the video.

Here they are standing in the finished product!

On Wednesday we investigated pumpkins.  We have a family that donates a pumpkin for each child in our school, so each of my cuties had their own pumpkin to investigate.  We drew a picture of our pumpkin, decided what size it was, counted how many lines it had, counted how many cubes tall it was, and investigated if it would sink or float.  They loved seeing if their pumpkin would sink or float!  If you're wondering, a pumpkin does float...just barely.

 

                           

Thursday was Halloween and Pumpkin Fun Day!  We went to the gym and played jack-o-lantern bean bag toss, ring toss, and bowling.  There were also sensory tables with Halloween themed items in them.

Afterwards, we came back to the room and had Halloween treats!

We played spider ring toss...

and pin the nose on the jack-o-lantern.  This little sweetie was a little confused about where to pin the nose.  :)

Here are some of my little cuties showing off the cool Halloween treats that my mom made for them.  They were so excited about their candy skewers!

Ok, I know I already have lots of pictures, but I have to show off their pumpkin pictures!

I hope you had a fun Halloween!  Thanks for stopping by!

~Beth