today's snapshot

we had a wonderful morning at Muffins for Mom...spending time together, opening presents, and eating breakfast. Happy Mother's Day to you all!

we practiced writing 5's one last time on the smartboard...

learned all about the octopus...

and played a shell matching game.

we always have fun learning with Clifford!

he even had us walking like crabs, swimming like sharks, and standing still like starfish. check out our video!

Move like animals from Jaysa Smith on Vimeo.

we also learned about 3-dimensional shapes and brainstormed examples.

then we made signs for the school that say "Don't be a litterbug!"

our afternoon centers were a memory game,

animal counters, 

alphabet bottle top match,

and writing in our journals.

thanks for the kind words and gifts this week during Teacher Appreciation Week. I have the best job in the world at the best school in the world with the best kids in the world!

this week's snapshot

Another busy week with swimming lessons to boot! But we made it! This week we created toilet paper tube octopuses.

This craft was found on Crafts and Art for Children's blog.

Then we created fly swatter art and it was a lot of messy fun!

Then we made stained glass dolphins! This activity can be found at Brilliant Bundles' blog.

And lastly a handprint fishbowl! You can find this activity {here} on All Kids Network.

Step 1: handprint fish

Step 2: Bubble prints using a bottle top as a stamp.

Step 3: Add some stones to the bottom.

We had Splash Day Wednesday with sprinklers!

Today we made an Ocean Snack that I found on PreKinders.

The students crushed up vanilla wafers for the sand.

Then we added some blue jello and Swedish fish. Yum!