On Tuesday we painted with balloons and played with a circus train.
Thursday we put googly eyes, pom-pom noses and rubber band mouths into baggies filled with clear gel to create squishy, squashy clown faces. Moving these pieces around inside the bags was excellent fine-motor work!
Our gross-motor skills came into play at the circus obstacle course. There were stilts, a tunnel, a scooter, a hippity-hop, a hula hoop, and some bright rainbow wigs for any interested acrobats.
There was "popcorn" at the texture table and "ice cream" in the water tub. (For anyone interested in making this at home, it's flour mixed with baby oil. We threw in some sprinkles for a little added fun!)
We sang songs about jumping clowns and icky, sticky bubble gum. Our stories included, Goodnight Gorilla (which we read in the dark) and Should I Share My Ice Cream?
We had a parade with our musical instruments and learned some new breathing techniques: Slinky Breaths and Gorilla Breaths. See if your child can demonstrate them for you!
Your kids are having so much fun exploring the classroom and getting used to the routines at school! And we are loving every moment with this sweet class 💗.
We have one more week of fun with our circus theme and can't wait to see you all Thursday evening for our Ice Cream Social!
Until then,
Lisa and Sheri
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