cross your arms, cross your legs, cross your hands, cross your eyes…
we tried it all during exercise week!
c is for cross
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
e is for exercise
show and tell for these days was “some kind of BIG BODY toy.”
even though it was cold and drizzly both days (only 2 days of school this week), we went outside for show and tell time.
we had a chance to see how we use certain things to exercise with. and then, of course, used our bodies alone to get a good work out!
i’m almost embarrassed to admit i had some sore muscles the next day. lame.
e is for exercise poem
a little made up poem for the week:
I MOVE MY ARMS
I MOVE MY LEGS
I EVEN MOVE MY EYES
I MOVE MY HANDS
I MOVE MY HEAD
IT’S HOW I EXERCISE!
p is for (giant) pumpkin
it was a last minute idea to suspend a huge paper/masking tape ball from the ceiling for the children to paint.
it takes different coordination to paint something that moves.
yes, it has been used in a pinata like fashion.
yes, there have been conversations about keeping it as still as possible.
once it’s all orange, we’ll add a green vine.
o is for obstacle course
for “exercise week” we had an indoor obstacle course set up.
i am glad to announce there were no injuries!
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i want to remember to do this during the winter months when extended outside time is limited.
w is for waiting
when we have to wait (which i try HARD to avoid), i’ll invite the children to copy me.
sometimes it’s too strange to do more than stare or laugh, though.
thanks, carol, i don’t think i’ve ever seen a photo of this in action…they are so cute!
p is for pumpkin patch (inside)
we usually invite children to bring their own pumpkin to preschool for the few weeks before halloween (we always make sure there are plenty of extras!). we label them with names (and read them), count them, sort them, line them up, act out the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, pretend they are babies, cover them with blankets, load them up in big trucks, etc.
this year we have a friend who brought enough pumpkins and gourds for the whole school! his grandma and grandpa live on an apple farm (with pumpkins and turkeys too!), so he brought enough to share. we’re only disappointed that they live 15 hours away.
thank you, thank you…the pumpkin fun has only begun!
