Summer of Exploration~Fieldtrip to Michaels-Making Crafts

Making our 4th of July Wreaths

 Painting Stars

 The final product. I think this project turned out really neat!

 4th of July Wreath

Name Fingerpainting artwork

We forgot the camera when we went to Michaels, so we have one group picture of the final product. The process in making these canvases was really cool. All the preschoolers wanted to hang their names in their rooms. The parents loved this project!

Summer of Exploration~Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Wichita, Kansas

Giant Giraffes

 Looking at Leopards

 Lounging with Lemurs

 What a nice hat you have there sir!

 Posing for Pics

 Penguin Pool

 Rabbit Races

 Turtle Treats

Yum, yum!

Summer of Exploration-Fieldtrip to Baskin Robbins

Choosing our favorite flavor!!!

 Super excited about ice cream!!!

The kids said that this was their favorite field trip so far this summer!

Summer of Exploration-Fieldtrip to to Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas

Field Trip to the Zoo

Learning about different animals in the zoo

 Feeling giraffe hair

 Ready, set, let's check out the zoo!!!

 We read about flamingo in our book.

Checking out the different colors of flamingos.

Some are pink, some are peach, and the baby's are gray.

Feeding the fish in the pond. Those sneaky ducks were stealing the fish food!

 Having fun in the American Farm

 Searching for different types of fish

 Lunch time in the cafe

Eating our healthy sack lunches

What a fun trip we had. The preschoolers' favorite part of the zoo was watching the camels eat a whole watermelon!

Summer of Exploration-Fieldtrip to Michaels-Creating Picture Frames

Painting picture frames with watercolors

 Adding shapes to our frames

 Choosing our favorite colors to paint with

 Check out our beautiful designs!!!

 Using our creativity

Making straight and curvy lines

 Using the colors of the rainbow

 Working hard designing a masterpiece

The kids loved how their frames turned out. They can't wait to share them with their families!

Grandfathers and Dads Unit

Show-and-Tell

Bring a photo of your Grandpa and/or Dad

 Writing our favorite things about our Dads and Grandfathers

Donuts with Dads

Celebrating Father's Day

 The kids made these awesome gifts for their Dads.

The preschoolers posed in the driveway, pretending to fly above the buildings. 

The saying on the picture says..."Dad, You're My Favorite Super Hero".

 Enjoying tasty donuts and fruit!

 Grandpa's a Dad too!

 Hanging out with Dad!

Thank you to all the father's who were able to join us for "Donuts with Dads". I know some of the hardworking daddies were not able to make it in, but your kiddos enjoyed having mom and other "fill-ins" join us!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!