Owl Tot School

Love Bug is currently 35.5 months

This week we did a lot with Owls! We have a barn owl that lives near our home, and after learning out it years ago when we first hear it, I've been a bit more intrigued by owls. Love Bug likes several owl books we have so I thought it would make a nice week of school.

We used a super cute owl unit from Mama's Monkeys

We checked out a lot of books about Owls from the library

Did our do-a-dots (The girl still gravitates toward pink)

We scored 4 nice wooden puzzles from Goodwill this week for $3 total (sweet!) and Love Bug couldn't wait to use it! 

 Then she did her dots with "Jedi's favorite color"

We colored Owls.

We also listened to the sounds that different owls make on our computer.

Tots Together

(Tots Together is a day each week a few parents of "home preschool" tots get our kids together to socialize and practice being in a group setting while learning.)

This week we used our tongs to put pom poms in an ice cube tray

 (Target $1 zone had these again so I picked up a few more)

 We counted a lot! We counted owls on our cards and clipped the correct number at the bottom

 Practiced cutting- still not a strong point for Love Bug

 We practiced writing "O" and "Owl"

 Circled the largest owl (I then asked them to all circle the smallest)

 We matched the shape on the owls tummy with the shape on the branch

 We placed eggs in the owls "nest" based on the number the owl displayed.

 We had yummy sticky owl treats (thanks to a tot mom RJ)

 We read a poem about owls (counting backward skill) provided by another tot mom RG.

 Then the girls acted it out with these so cute owl masks (also by RG)

 "Flying away"

 We practices positioning- Above, below, next to, and on. (RG)

 We learned about owls, how their heads turn, they eyes don't turn, they fly so quietly, etc.

It was a fun Tots Together Day!

I've been searching for things to do with Love Bug while its cold outside that can help sooth her playground angst. I dug our slide out of the garage, cleaned it up and brought it inside. Love Bug had a blast!! So did her siblings.

 This was Love Bugs attempt to keep Angel from going down the slide.

It was a fun week.