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Week two of our safari preschool theme from Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time) was all about Wild Safari Animals.
Last week, we shared lots of elephant activities and today I wanted to share our lion-themed favorites.
Each day starts with Circle Time and a Community Challenge. Today we answered the question, "What sound do lions make?"
We made soft roaring sounds as well as loud roars and discussed what we know about lions. Our Community Challenge for the day was all about using our sense of smell.
Today's Creative Art activity was making a Lion Mask and the children loved it! Make & Play activities are so much fun because not only do the children get to create, but then they get to play.
Every month, we get a new picture book from Experience Early Learning that coordinates perfectly with our theme. This month's "Sockfari" was no exception. It was such an adorable story!
For math and literacy, we played a few different games while learning about number sense and being patient as well as communication and social relationships.
The Be Patient activity was great for gross motor. The preschoolers each chose a lion number card and practiced waiting patiently until the zebra card with the matching number was shown and then running across the room and back to their spot.
What's Hiding? was another fun game that gave the children an opportunity to practice taking turns asking questions and guessing which animal is hiding.
To wrap up the day, we discussed whether or not we'd want to be lions and why as well as dancing to "Lion Roar" on our Dancing on Safari CD.
Don't forget to check back next week to see what we're up to as we continue Going on Safari with Experience Early Learning (formerly Mother Goose Time).