Garrett especially loves this tub of all different dry beans and corn that he can just run his fingers through. I must admit I enjoyed that sensory experience myself.
Caiti's sensory experience was a little messier. She got to put shaving cream on a balloon. She loves to play with shaving cream. Needless to say, she left in a different shirt than she came in.
After the sensory fun, they were able to go play with toys. Caiti's favorite thing is this fun chair shaped like an egg that you can pull the curtain over. Garrett also liked this. I actually had seen this chair at Ikea before and had been tempted to purchase it for the kids but used all my strength and didn't. So, at least they got to play in it at school.
Next they had circle time. During circle time they sang a lot of songs where they got to play with instruments or do actions. They also threw a beach ball around, and I was in utter shock when Garrett caught it easily both times it was thrown to him. They did an activity with their pictures and names. Each person was supposed to grab their picture and say their name and spell it and then go to the other students and say "hi so and so" to each of them. I'm not saying it worked perfectly, but I was glad to see they are also working on helping Garrett and Caiti learn their names. They showed a very cute DVD presentation with pictures from the school year. They even gave us an extra copy to send to Kevin. Yay.
After circle time they got to have yummy snacks and play outside! Yay! I enjoyed watching my cute kids running around so happily. Of course, you could find both Garrett and Caiti playing in the sandbox. Caiti's version of heaven would have sand everywhere you look.
Jason and Caiti were both practicing their walking skills. Jason enjoyed his freedom and didn't even need to hold my hand. Caiti did such a good walking along the balance beam.
This seemed to be Garrett's favorite perch on the playground.
Caiti's favorite place is of course the tile on the side of the building where she can talk to and admire her good friend, her reflection. The lady in this picture is their teacher, Ms. Miller. We love her. She's been so good for the kids. We are sad she is retiring this year.
This was Garrett's goodbye to preschool. He goes back on Monday and for summer school, but next time he goes to school, he will be in kindergarten. My baby's getting so big!
2 comments:
What a fun day! It's neat that you were able to see them in action at their school!
Your kid are growing up so fast! It is fun to see pictures of your family and Michelle! Being a mom of school age kids is a lot of fun but comes with its own challenges as you will find. BTW your smile looks great!
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