First Day, Hooray!

We had a great First Day!

Daily Question:  Are you excited for preschool?  

Toys:  Fisher Price Village, Mr. Potato Heads, and our Cars and Traffic Rug.  We enjoyed getting to know new friends and faces.  

Snack Time:  Apples slices and pretzel sticks

Preschool Behaviors, Schedules and Routines...How exciting to go to preschool and learn about Circle Time, the Bathroom Policy, Appropriate Touching, Sharing, and Meeting new friends!

The Kissing Hand Story and Activities: *The Kissing Hand tells the story of Chester the Raccoon. Chester is a little shy about beginning a new school with the other forest animals. His mother shares a secret with him--she kisses his palm and he carries a little bit of her with him.  When he gets lonely, he outs his palm up to his face and can feel his mother's kiss and is no longer lonely at school.
We enjoyed Hershey's kisses and coloring a raccoon picture.  (Some of the students saved their kisses to share with their mother or father at home!  So sweet.)

Recess: We went over outside rules and walk down to the castle.  Practice coming in when the bell is rung.

Eleanor finishes her raccoon coloring page and draws her own on the back page!

Books:

*The Kissing Hand by Audrey Wood 

First Day, Hurray! by Nancy Poydar

One for Me, One for You by C.C. Cameron and Grace Lin

*Preschoolers to the Rescue  by Judy Sierra & Will Hillenbrand
Dinosaur Starts School by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Deborah Allwright
*Show & Tell Day by Anne and Lizzy Rockwell
(Books in bold are books we read today in class!  Other books listed are suggested reading.)

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