Yearly Archives: 2023

Oceans/Summer was the theme for the third week in May at Shawnee Home Preschool. The children enjoyed learning about different animals that live in and around the ocean. We also talked about the fun things we will all do this summer! Lots of Ocean-Themed Art A favorite fishing game for Center time. Outside we chasedContinue reading “Oceans/Summer”

Mother’s Day was the theme for Shawnee Home Preschool for the 2nd week in May. The children enjoyed making gifts for their moms. We also discussed why moms are special, sang Mother’s Day songs and read books about mothers. Mother’s Day arts and crafts. We played some new games during center time including hand poolContinue reading “Mother’s Day”

“Animals” was the theme for the first week in May at Shawnee Home Preschool. We enjoyed doing animal art, reading animal books, looking for animals outside, and playing pretend animal games indoors. Animal Art Circle Time Sentences Center Play Outdoor Time Drama and Game Time Thank you for reading “Animals” at Shawnee Home Preschool! SeeContinue reading “Animals”

Rain, Storms & Emergencies was the theme for the last week in April at Shawnee Home Preschool. The weather cooperated and gave us some rain and storms that week. We enjoyed walking in the rain and learning what to do in the case of various emergencies. We did some storm art during Art Time. Outside,Continue reading “Rain, Storms & Emergencies”

Gardens was the theme for the 2nd week in April at Shawnee Home Preschool. We enjoyed learning about gardens while we watered our own backyard flower garden. Aspen came up to see us while we were watering and the children enjoyed giving her treats. Garden art was definitely a favorite for the kids! For circleContinue reading “Gardens”

Easter was the theme for the first week of April at Shawnee Home Preschool. We had a glow-in-the-dark Easter Egg hunt, played Easter Egg games and learned about Easter! We created lots of Easter-themed arts and crafts. The letter Y was the theme for the week. We also had an alphabet sign language quiz andContinue reading “Easter”

Spring/ Nature was the theme for the last week in March at Shawnee Home Preschool. We celebrated the first week of Spring by creating a giant tree for our preschool room. We decorated with things in nature that we can find in the Spring. We then learned about family trees and so added some familyContinue reading “Spring/Nature”

St. Patrick’s Day was the March theme this week at Shawnee Home Preschool. We went over our letter of the week (W), the weather, dates, the alphabet, phonics, numbers, syllables, shapes, colors, and skip counting- but it was mostly a week for fun! We did St. Patrick’s arts and crafts. St. Patrick’s dances and songs.Continue reading “St. Patrick’s Week”

Opposites/Where Is It? was the theme for the first week in March at Shawnee Home Preschool. Many opposites were introduced as well as opposite quizzes and games, such as; guess the opposite emotion, what is something you can open/close? We also did a lot of hiding and finding. For example, hide something soft, now hideContinue reading “Opposites/Where Is It?”

Outer Space was the theme for the last week in February at Shawnee Home Preschool. We had a great time making outer space art, singing outer space songs, playing outer space games, and learning about rockets, planets, and the moon and sun. The kids got into the spirit of the week with a rocket tattooContinue reading “Outer Space”