Big Energy-Little Learners...Can I do it all?

The second half of the week was difficult.  I had a hard time engaging the kids in any activity.  Both Dragons were full of energy.  I think being cooped up because of the weather was getting to them. Bible After the seek-n-find activity we did earlier in the week we taped the verse to the window to remind us to love as Jesus did. Little Dragon retold the story of the Good Samaratian on the white board. Yellow The second half of the week Little Dragon colored his yellow page for is dinosaur color book.  Both Dragons added an Amarillo ice cream scoop to their Spanish ice cream cones. The Dragons used yellow paper to make a letter activity.  We had a yellow lunch too! Alphabet Jerry has been home more since he was laid off so he helped in preschool.  He came up with a sentence activity with the letter L.  It was good reading practice for Doll Dragon and letter recognition for Little Dragon. ...

Bible The good Samaritan is our story focus this week which is a great story illustrating how to love your neighbor.  The fust couple days we read the story from the bible the next day I took out the magnets and we told the story on the board.  After the first reading the kids put a bandaid on a stuffed animal. They had to look after that animal all day,  be loving to the animal.  They even brought their animals to their other partents houses to continue looking after them.   All their idea.  Folders The folders had some nice love activities in them.    A couple weeks ago we read the kissing hand.  I included some activities from that book in their folder.   it's an adorable book about love and it is easy to find love activities with the book.  First thing in the folder were cards for The Dragons to make little love notes for people they loved.  I also put a station for...