Last week in Pre-K, we celebrated a very special and important day: Mothers' Day. The kids were busy all week and weeks prior preparing for their big tea party. The letter of the week was Yy and the popcorn word of the week was "play". Here are some photos of all that we did.
Letter Yy & Jackson Pollock
For letter Yy, we made yarn splatter art. The kids were introduced to another artist: Jackson Pollock. They learned that Pollock didn't like to use a paintbrush; he preferred to splatter paint with sticks and make a big, beautiful mess. We looked at different works of art by Pollock and then created our own neon, splatter art creations using yarn and sticks. They loved this silly, messy, colorful activity! Their paintings were amazing and will be put on display in our hallway. We also reviewed the color yellow, made yellow Yy's for our alphabet books, and searched for things that are yellow.
Mothers' Day Tea
I wish that I had more pictures of the activities. Mothers' Day is such an important day and we devote a ton of time to preparing for it! I don't have pictures of all the gifts, but we made a few different crafts. A few weeks ago, while we studied plants and flowers, the kids planted their own marigold seeds in flower pots they designed. During the last few weeks, we took care of our flowers by watering them and making sure they got enough sunlight. We also made a handprint craft with the following poem:
A piece of me
I give to you.
I painted this flower
To say "I love you."
The heart is you.
The hand is me.
To show we are friends-
The best there can be.
I hope you will save it
And look back someday
At the flower we shared
On your special day.
Accompanying the poem was a beautiful pastel handprint flower with a thumprint heart in the middle and a hand painted stem by each kid. We also included a picture of each child on the page and matted it on pretty colored paper. Probably my favorite gift is the Mothers' Day Interview. Each kid draws a picture of their mom and I ask them questions such as their mom's name, age, what makes her laugh, what she'd do if she had more time, favorite food, etc.
After all the gifts were wrapped and prepared, we needed to prepare some yummy snacks and decorate the room. Using coffee filters and magic markers, we made beautiful flower corsages for the mommies to wear. First, they colored two filters. Next, we sprayed them with a water spray bottle. After they dried, we scrunched them from the center and added a safety pin and added a little spritz of rose perfume to each! The kids also made name plates for their Mom's so that they could find their corsages and treats. The treats included various sugar/shortbread cookies that the kids decorated with colored icing and paintbrushes! They loved painting with icing. Refreshments also included iced tea and lemonade. We finished off the tables with pastel table settings and fresh Lilacs. Our last gifts were two very special songs. M-O-M-M-Y (to the tune of BINGO) and Barry Manilow's "I Am Your Child". The kids were prepared-mommies might have happy tears! The next day, the kids all confirmed that their mommies had happy tears and one little boy told us he did too...could not even deal with the cuteness. Our party was a great success and it was so nice to see the smiles on everyone's faces!
As our year comes closer to it's end, we're busy with the usual end of the year routines: assessments, progress reports, kindergarten orientation, screenings, etc. We're also getting ready for our big moving up ceremony in June!
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