Aboriginal Dot Art

Marshamallow Math Game

Here's a winter boredom buster to try at home....mugs, mini-marshmallows and dice.  Younger children can count with one or two dice.  Older children can multiply or add dice.  Count out marshmallows and add to mug.  Make some mugs of hot cocoa and have fun counting with your child!

Dipping Chocolate

What a fun way to practice writing our name, our letters and numbers!  Hot chocolate powder and a pointer finger!  Dee-lish!  You and your child can do this at home.  A cookie sheet provides more surface for letters and numbers.  Older children can practice spelling words or math!  

It's 100 Wednesday!

We started this activity a couple years ago. Our MWF students are counting by tens and up to one hundred. We ended up calling it 'One Hundred Wednesday'. Every Wednesday the children have an opportunity to work in a small group during center time.   We started with stickers and are going to start working with other classroom materials.

We are introducing and practicing not only counting to one hundred but counting by tens.  We are also having the children write the numbers. Occasionally there will be activities on our Science/Math table for children to count out items and take home. 

Want to do more at home?  Easy breezy!  You can use stickers or office dots (cheap!), buttons, beads, pretzels, Cheerios or other cereals, LEGOS, pennies and more.  You might have one hundred Hot Wheels (I'm pretty we did) or one hundred Shopkins pieces.  You and your child are only limited by your imagination.  Start your own 100 Wednesday with your child today!

Preschool Paleontogists

Our preschoolers are going to really 'dig' our new dramatic play!  A dinosaur dig for prehistoric discoveries in the classroom.  

More info---

http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2011/01/dinosaur-dig.html

The Polar Plunge

This polar plunge is filled with polar animals and lots of fun.  Easy breezy to do at home! 4-5 bags of white crinkle paper (used in gift bags) and 2-3 bags of cotton balls. Small clear plastic tubs create floating ice for penguins and polar animals to rest. 

Snow Days

We are ready for our friends to return to school and have some frozen fun waiting for them!

Snowmen for numbers, counting and more!
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2016/01/do-you-want-to-build-snowman.html



Counting games and letter fun with snowmen are in the Discovery Center.
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2015/01/snowmen-abcs-123s.html