Thursday is our busiest day of the week. It's the day the kids can't wait for!
Every Thursday morning Ava & I head to our local library to do a program called "Time for Tots". This is based on ages 18-36mths. They do a Welcome song, ribbon & action songs, drum time and a story.
Ava LOVES her weekly program, especially the ribbons ( watch for an upcoming post on How To: Ribbons).
- Welcome Song : A is for Abigail, pretty , pretty Abigail, All the children love her blow a kiss Hello.
- Ribbon & Actions Songs The Itsy Bitsy Spider... Head and Shoulders, Knees & Toes...Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ...Hokey Pokey
- Drum Time Horsie, Horsie- Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop, Horsie Horsie On your way We've been together for a many a day. So let your tail go swish and your wheels go 'round--Giddy up, you're homeward bound! Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop,Clip, Clop,
- Story Time Today was Brown Bear, Brown What Do You See?
The Craft for the day (in the main part of the library...drop in program)
was brown bears & polar bears.
You need: Construction Paper (cut into Medium circle{3inch diameter}, small cirle {1inch}, and 2 smaller circles{1/2inch}), glue, scissors & black fun foam (cut small circle-size of thumb, punch 2 holes with holepunch)
Then afterschool on Thursdays we have "Family Ties". It's Literacy Program that promotes Food, Family, Fun! Our family and 9 others meet at Ainsley's elementry for a healthy meal (tonight was chicken rice with veggies, and chicken with multigrains rolls), social time with other families, then we seperate into 3 age groups: Preschool, school, & adult and do an hour of workshops that involve Literacy & Numerancy in our homes. This evening Ava's group did The Itsy Bitsy Spider, The Monkey's tease the Crodile & a drawing (Preschool). Ainsley's group learned about Different Ways to be Smart: Word, Music, Picture, Body, Math, Nature, Myself, and Other People Smart (School). The Adults had the Principal of the school as a guestspeaker and she had a very informative chat with us on how the report cards work, how our school is a "Community School" (we have businesses in the community who volunteer at & sponser our school) and did a Q & A for any of our concerns etc.
Overall we had an EXCELLENT day! ...I just wish sometimes the excitement were spread a little more evenly throught the week...since I still work evenings as well...leaving me to blog at obscene hours of the night lol.
GoodNight!! Have a GREAT FRIDAY :)
