Rainy Tuesday

Does everyone love the fall? I can't imagine why you wouldn't. Even rainy days. Even if it means playing inside all day. It's beautiful.

Plus, a rainy day means we get to use our favorite weather dress up outfit. We made paper dolls with students faces at the special needs school I retired from. It helped us teach body parts, "pants on legs, shoes on feet..." and appropriate clothing for different weather types. And it was fun to make the paper dolls and clothes. At school we used velcro to attach the clothes but that was difficult for small items like shoes and mittens so I decided to try felt for 5's picture. It's not as sturdy but still cool. I think it's time to change the tree from green to orange. Maybe tomorrow since we are going to talk about autumn. 

Today we started learning about the seasons in our Mother Goose Time curriculum and Summer was up first. We talked about what we did during Family Vacation 2014, playing at the beach with cousins, riding in Papa's boat, and walking to the snack bar every evening for ice cream. We also played the Rays of the Sun Game. We have used the "my turn, your turn" phrase her entire young life so turn taking makes sense to her which is a big help when learning a new game. This simple to understand game was fun and engaging for a 2 year old, with a rocking horse break in the middle.

 


                                                             

After nap is over we are going to melt crayons on a warming plate using wax paper for safety and clean up. If I can safely take pictures I'll add them later. Thanks for the idea MGT!