September

A is for Apple!
We have been exploring apples lately, eating apples, and making apple crafts. Check out our bulletin board to see the fun apple trees we made by tracing our hands!

The kids should be able to tell you the difference between the peel of an apple and the "flesh" of the apple. There is great debate amongst the kids regarding whether or not you should eat the peel of an apple. Some kids love to eat the peel and others are completely turned off by the thought of an unpeeled apple. We have talked about how many extra vitamins are in the peel, but they don't seem to make their decisions based on nutritional value!

We have also been using apples to count and do math problems. Mason wanted to put 200 apples on his apple tree, but when he started counting he realized that it would take a long time, so ultimately, he decided to stop with 7 apples on his tree. It is fun to see their brains working to figure out 1)how many more apples we would need to get to a certain number 2)how many would be left if we took apples away and 3) how many we would have if more apples grew.

Aside from the curriculum, we have made good use of the sun shiny days to play outside, ride bikes and run while we still can! The younger set have been adjusting so well to the structure of our pre-school time! They love to "Shake Their Sillies Out" and "Sing Hello, Hello" but once we get to the table and they realize that there is no food involved in our projects, they are quick to head downstairs with Miss Brooke to play.

Baby Eleanor has begun making appearances at daycare. The kids are quite disappointed that she doesn't want to play yet and that she spends so much time sleeping. I have no doubt though that she will be a rockstar soon enough, and the kids are going to love watching a baby grow up over the next year!