Raccoons

Spring is finally here!!! We are so happy about the warmer weather becuase we get to spend time outside! To start this month off we will have a butterfly theme! We will be using all sorts of art mediums to create butterflies like tissue paper, popsicle sticks, and markers! We will watch catepillars transform into butterflies. Next, we will have a Rain theme! Our Raccoon friends will be participating in some fun activities like making a cloud in a jar and a weather sensory bin! We will also being doing crafts and create raindrops and clouds. Our next theme will be an Egg/Bunny theme!

Hopefully we have seen the last of the snow and we can get ready for some warmer weather! For the month of March, we will begin with a Dr. Seuss theme! We will read a variety of fun books by the famous author Dr. Seuss. Our Raccoon friends will create artwork from the books like a green eggs and ham craft and puffy paint truffula trees! Our next theme will be St. Patrick’s Day. Our little Raccoons will be making three leaf clovers and a pot of gold with thier handprints. We will talk about leprechauns and make rainbows out of different mediums for art!

Welcome February! To start off this month we will have a pizza them in the Raccon room! National Pizza Day is February 9th! Our little Raccoon friends will making pizzas out of paper plates and card stock paper while using a lot of different art mediums! We will engage in dramatic play and pretend to cook pizzas in a brick oven. We may even make our very own pizza to taste! Our next theme will be Valentine’s Day! Our Racccoon friends will be making Valentine’s cards for thier friends and family. We will be using tissue paper to create hearts with!

Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday! To kick off this new year, we will have a New Year theme the first week of the month! Our Raccoons friends will be making fun artwork with their hands and feet! We will make our own noisemakers and get loud in the classroom. Next, we will have a snowman theme. Our little Raccoons will engage in some sensory play and create snowmans out of cotton balls, empty toilet paper rolls, and foam paint. We will build a snowman by using the letters of our names! Our next theme will be focusing on snow/snowflakes.

Welcome Winter! The Raccoons are excited about this upcoming month because we will be engaging in all sorts of fun crafts! This month, we will start off with a winter theme! We will engage in some sensory crafts by using ice cubes to make art and by using white puffy paint to paint with. If it snows we will be bringing some snow into the classroom to play with! Next, we will focus on a reindeer theme! Our Raccoon friends will be making reindeer ornaments! We wlll also make paper plate reindeers and tissue paper reindeers. We will be singing songs about Rudloph and the other reindeers!