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Today, we started Getting Ready for Safari with our newest preschool curriculum kit from Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time).
Our topics this week include Passport, Packing Up, Game Reserve, Safari Vehicles, and Safari Safety.
We love the Circle Time activities that are included for each day's topic. During today's circle time, we discussed what we would pack for our trip while reviewing the color orange.
The Creative Art activity was also a favorite! After all, the preschoolers love the hands-on Make & Play activities each week. Today, we made safari hats using cardstock, tissue paper, and crayons.
This activity from Experience Early Learning was perfect for practicing fine motor skills. We discussed how hats protect our heads, why people sometimes wear hats, and how hot the weather is in the African Savanna.
Then, we tore the tissue paper to make designs on our safari hats, attached paper strips to create a headband, and of course, we also spent some time playing with our safari hats.
Our math activity for today was a Packing List game, which meant practicing skills such as logic & reasoning, communication, and even attention & persistence.
What is something you need to pack? What is something you might want to pack, but don't need?
We answered these questions and more while exploring whether the items on the packing list cards were needs versus wants.
Don't forget to check back next week to see what we're up with Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) and this month's Going on Safari theme!