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Mommy and Me! Preview
Ms. Stephanie | August 25, 2010 | Comments (2)
Wow! What an exciting morning. I just finished our preview session of the Mommy and Me! program and it was so much fun. We had 10 children between the ages of 12 months and 24 months attend.
We took time at the beginning of our class to introduce ourselves. Some of the moms and children already knew each other and some were meeting others for the first time. It was so nice to see all the moms talking and sharing stories with each other. It was also nice to see the moms help out the other moms when needed.
Today we read a book that I made about a fish that wanted to change colors all the time. The fish has to say a magic phrase, “I am Mitch the fish. I swim and I swish. And I can change my color if I wish.” After the second time of sharing the magic phrase with them, the children were able to repeat with me each time Mitch wanted to change colors. I made a special fish that changed colors each time we said the magic phrase. The children loved it!

The children were also able to do an art project where they made their own fish and decorated the fish with scales of paper of all colors, much like Mitch in the book. We then put sticks on the fish and glued them to the fish so the children could better hold them and make them “swim.”
In order to help the children learn their colors, we also went “fishing” for colored fish. The children used a fishing pole with a magnet in order to catch the fish. When the children caught a fish, they named the color and then we sang the “Fish Alive” song.
Of course, you know what we had for a little snack! Multi-color goldfish. They are always popular! Today was no exception.
We ended the class with a few minutes in our outdoor grove. The weather was so nice and the children enjoyed playing in our lovely outdoor classroom.

I hope you enjoy some of the pictures I took during the class. I wish I could have taken more, but I am teaching the class after all!!!
The first class of Mommy and Me! begins Wednesday, Sep 8. Click here for more info.






