Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week the children learned about arctic animals.  The children sang familiar songs about animals, but changed them to be about penguins, foxes, rabbits, and polar bears.  The children read books about winter and arctic animals …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week the Dogwood and Cedar children learned about winter animals.  The children discussed which animals are out in the winter and what they do.  The children sang songs such as “Are you Sleeping?” and “The …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week the children learned about peace.  The children read books about peace and being peaceful, such as The Peace Book, Can you say Peace?, I am Sharing, Little Dinos Don’t Push, and Little Dinos Don’t …

Good afternoon Dogwood and Cedar families, This week Dogwood and Cedar learned about their amazing bodies.  The children learned body parts through song, such as “Head, Shoulder, Knees, and Toes” which they sang in English and Spanish, and “The Hokey …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week Dogwood and Cedar learned about winter celebrations, specifically Hanukah and Kwanzaa.  The children discussed different celebrations that they may remember such as birthdays.  The children read books about families and winter including Make a …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week Dogwood and Cedar learned about winter animals.  The children talked about animals sleeping and hiding during the winter.  The children sang different versions of songs they already know such as “The Bears are Marching,” …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week we learned about winter!  The children learned the signs for “snow” and “cold” as well as learned the words in Spanish.  The children sang “If all of the Snowflakes . . .,” “Frosty, the …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week Dogwood and Cedar learned about stone soup.  The children discussed friendship and kindness.  The children sang “Make New Friends,” “The More we get Together,” “Skidamarink,” and “You are my Sunshine.”  The children read Some …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week in Dogwood we learned about extended families!  The children learned a finger play called “The Family” and some songs about grandparents sung to familiar tunes.  The children also sang “The Thumbkins,” and “Grandma’s Glasses.”  …

Good afternoon Dogwood families, This week Dogwood and Cedar children learned about manners.  The children reviewed the signs for “please,” “thank you,” and “you’re welcome.”  Many of the children have been using the signs for “please” and “thank you” for …