Teaching preschoolers since 1956
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First Steps
Monday & Tuesday 9:15-11:15
Lead Teacher - Ms. Donna Dougherty
Assistant Teacher - Mrs. Deb Devlin
Happy April! Can you believe how fast this year has gone? We only have a few weeks left of school and I want to make sure they are packed with fun!
April 2nd
Our Theme: Spring!
**CLOSED APRIL 1st FOR EASTER!
We will talk about flowers and birds and have a flower sensory bin.
Craft: Birds nest
Book: Blue Birds Nest
Felt Story: Flowers
April 8th & 9th
Our Theme: Music Week!
We will have dance parties and sing our favorite songs. We will have instruments out and can’t wait to hear the kids in their band!
Crafts: Giraffe and School Bus
Books: Giraffe’s Can’t Dance and Let’s Play an Instrument
Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Wheels on the Bus and more!
April 15th & 16th
Our Theme: Nursery Rhymes
We will bring out the big blocks and build Humpty Dumpty’s wall.
Books: Humpty Dumpty and Wish on a Star
Crafts: Put Humpty together again and Star wands
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Felt story: Humpty Dumpty
April 22nd
Our Theme: Just Breathe
** CLOSED TUES 4/23-Voting
We will be taking some deep breathes and practicing yoga moves
Book: Belly Breathe
Craft: Sensory Bottle
Song: Just Breathe, Kira Wiley
*ART SHOW: Monday, April 29th-More details to come
April 29th & 30th
Our Theme: The One Where They Became Friends
We will talk about the Friends we made this year
Books: I’ll Love You Forever and Life is Better with FRIENDS
Crafts: Friendship Bracelets. Friendship Headbands
Song: You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Choose Kindness Always,
Ms. Dougherty & Mrs. Devlin
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