Hearts

Today during center time the children were surrounded by heart activities.  At an independent center they painted a heart that was traced on wax paper with a glue and water mixture.  They then placed tissuepaper pieces on top of the mixture.  When their heart is dry they will cut it out and I will hang it in our classroom windows.  A few children were done with their projects, and I must say they look beautiful.

At my center the children read a book titled Hearts.  On each page their was an object with hearts on it.  To make the book more interactive the children used heart stamps to add even more hearts on the object.  The story had rhyming words like door and floor in it.  When your child rereads the story to you have them find all of the rhyming words.

At the third center the children decorated white bags to make a Valentine's mailbox.  They used their creativity to make each one look unique. 

Our read aloud for today was titled Valentine Surprise.  It's ’s only a week until Valentine’s Day, and Lily wants to make the perfect heart-shaped valentine for Mommy. But every time she cuts out a heart, it’s either too pointy, too round, or too skinny. As the days go by, Lily tries again and again, and when Valentine’s Day finally arrives, she has a heart for each day of the week! All of them combined make a special surprise for her Mommy.  Our last center is going to be a surprise for you.  You will have to hold tight until Thursday to find out what it is.