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This month, with Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time), we're learning about the desert. The focus for week 2 was the Sahara Desert and week 3 meant learning all about the Mojave Desert.
Today I wanted to share a few favorite activities from those two weeks. We've explored so many wonderful topics including Cactus, The Great Pyramid, Camel, and more.
While learning about camels, we did our Little Letter Book: W activity. By the end of the school year, the preschoolers will have made a "little letter book" for each letter of the alphabet.
Another great literacy activity this week was Sahara Letters. We covered loose letter parts with glue then sprinkled sand on them.
After our "sand letters" dried, the children took turns arranging them to create the letters Nn and Ww.
We also did a How Many Humps? math activity, which meant counting playdough humps on a cardstock camel shape.
Our lesson about The Great Pyramid from Experience Early Learning meant a fun Pyramid Stamping Make & Play activity. The children used templates, sand, and paint to make their own pyramids.
After that, we made Pyramid Designs with shape design mats and connecting cubes. This was a great activity for practicing shapes as well as logic and reasoning skills.
One of the preschoolers' favorite activities from our Mojave Desert topics was definitely the Cactus Sculpture Make & Play. We used cornstarch noodles and toothpicks to make three-dimensional cacti.
We've done so many amazing activities in the last few weeks and the children have definitely had a blast.
Don't forget to check back next week to see what we're up to as we wrap up our desert preschool theme from Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time).