Happy Wednesday friends! It is a bright, sunny, brisk day today! Make sure to bundle up if you go outside!

Owls

Today’s theme was all about owls. We talked about how owls are nocturnal animals and how that means that they stay awake at night and sleep during the day.

Books:

Today we read: Oola, the Owl Who Lost Her Hoot! By Tim Bugbird and Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor. Oola is a story about an owl who loses her hoot and goes in search of it. On her journey, she finds a mouse, a frog, a grasshopper, and a duck who have not found her hoot. Then she hears something hooting in a tree and finds a big, brown owl who helps her find her hoot. In Hoot Owl, the owl is very hungry and puts on different disguises to try to capture different animals to eat for his dinner, but is unsuccessful. In the end, he is able to capture a pepperoni pizza and appease his appetite.

Songs:

Hoot Hoot

Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day

Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl

Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day

And they all went hoot, hoot, hoot

But…

We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la

La de la de la, la de la de la,

We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la

They don’t go hoot, hoot, hoot.

Jump, jump went the little red squirrel one day

Jump, jump went the little red squirrel.

Jump, jump went the little red squirrel one day

And they all went jump, jump, jump.

But…

We know squirrels go rub a dub a dub

Rub a dub a dub, rub a dub a dub

We know squirrels go rub a dub a dub

They don’t go jump, jump, jump.

Activities:

Today we talked about the letter “M”. We discussed what it looks like, how to draw it, what sound it makes, and words that start with it. Here are some activities to continue the learning about the letter M:

*Marble painting: https://www.messforless.net/marvelous-marble-painting/

*Magic Milk experiment: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/magic-milk-a-classic-science-experiment-for-kids/

*Maracas: http://gardenseedsandhoneybees.com/diy-maracas/

*make Muffins

*talk about Manners

*play with Magnets

*Magnet fishing: https://busytoddler.com/2017/02/magnetic-alphabet-fishing/

*play with Mirrors: https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2014/05/exploring-symmetry-with-magna-tiles.html

Owl Activities:

• https://www.myhappyplaceteaching.com/2019/11/owl-babies-by-martin-waddell-lesson.html
• https://ducksnarow.com/2015/03/o-owl-preschool-craft.html
• https://frompond.blogspot.com/2019/10/owl-scissor-skill-crafts.html?m=1

Craft:

This week’s craft is a cute Owl Handprint. You can stop by the library to pick up the supplies to do the craft if you are local or you can find the instructions here: https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/owl-handprint/