Could there be anyplace more colorful than the rainforest? The preschool and Kindergarteners were determined to find out. They came to school to discover this friendly lady (we dubbed her Annie Anaconda) perched above their lockers. (A much better large model than the pirate ship.)
We extended the decor into the classroom with some overhanging leaves and macaws. (I love that they some of them can still recognize a macaw and call it by that name!)
We also had a large amount of bugs to go around the room. (Some of which keep turning up even four months later!)
Sadly, I failed to get pictures of many of our activities... but I managed to capture this one! Crazy chameleons, we read The Mixed-Up Chameleon by Eric Carle and then painted swirled colors on a paper plate. Then - breaking my rule that a project shouldn't be more work for the teacher than the student - I cut out overlaying plates. Spinning the plate gives the illusion that the chameleon is changing colors. I can't take credit for this awesome craft though, I found the idea here.
It was also during this time that we had a visit from the district librarian. I take Kindergarten to the library once a week, but preschool rarely gets to go, so this was a special event! She read for us one of our all-time favorite books The Hungry Caterpillar. Seriously, this might win a class poll - even against Pete the Cat.
A last picture: Kindergarten teamed up with the 1st/2nd grade class for a science unit all about motion. While the unit was kinda meh overall we had the opportunity to incorporate a fun Inupiat game to illustrate pulling and pushing forces. Here are a couple of girls demonstrating the stick pull.
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