Fejevary Park/Putnam Trip

In October, we took a trip to the new Fejevary Park and Putnam Museum. We really enjoyed playing in the new park and we really loved the museum too! Here are some great photos from our trip. Enjoy!

 

One of our FAVORITE things about field trips... Riding the bus!

 

 

We explored what was left of the vegetable and herb gardens.

 

We found some tomatoes.

We stopped and smelled some mint!

 Of course we had to take a picture with the big pig,

 

the bird house,

 

AND the butterfly chair!

 

We REALLY liked climbing the BIG rocks.

 

 

 

And pretending to be lions- RAWH!

 

The sandbox was VERY exciting.

If you dug deep enough you could find DINOSAUR FOSSILS!

She found one!

 

 

 There was also a large pile of stick some children used to build a "tent."

 

We all had fun at the park!

 

After we played at the park, we ate some lunch, then played inside the Putnam Museum at their new Light, Sirens, Action! exhibit. Oh did we have fun!

Dressing up like firemen!

Driving the firetruck!

Riding in the firetruck!

 

BOOTS!

 

 You're under arrest!

They got him!

 

 Laying on the gurney!

 

Stay tuned for more fun happenings in Ladybug Lane!

Who let the dogs out?

The Ladybugs have been very interested in dogs. I asked the children what they wanted to learn about dogs and they decided they wanted to know more about how to take care of dogs when they are sick, what dogs look like, what they eat, what we can do with our dogs, what kind of dogs are there, what are the names of our dogs and how to take care of the dogs. After we added several books about dogs to our library the children began to notice that dogs can be big, small, short, tall, long and even "ginormous." They also found that dogs are a lot like us. They have 1 head, 2 eyes, 1 nose, 1 mouth, teeth, a tongue, 2 ears and 1 body.

This is a picture of the dog body parts we labeled on our Smart Board.

During this activity the children noticed a collar. We talked about why you need a collar and they decided it was for talking walks. The next day we added doggy stuff to our dramatic play area. You can see the children really enjoyed using these things.

 

His dog is ready for a walk

 

Taking his dog for a walk, "at park."

After we read a book about veterinarians, or "animal doctors," several children enjoyed playing "vet" in dramatic play area. They used dog puppets and the doctor tools to check temperatures, give shots, and listen for heart beats. Some children used paper money and the cash register to pay the vet. We had to pay $1 for a shot!

 

Taking the dogs temperature

 

Checking the for a heart beat with the stethoscope.

 

This vet checks for the dogs heart beat.

 

Besides walking our dogs, another activity we like to do it play frisbee. The children found a frisbee and gave it a try on our play ground. Some of them use the frisbee to play catch other used it to play fetch.

One child throwing the frisbee to others.

 

Stay tuned for more doggy fun from Ladybug Lane!



New Beginnings

We are sad to say we've said goodbye to all of our friend leaving for kindergarten. We want to wish our friend who are heading off to kindergarten good luck- we will miss you!

We also want to welcome our new friends to our classroom. We are so happy you're here. Welcome to a new year in Ladybug Lane.