Charlotte II, NC

Animals
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Squiggly Jellyfish
February 1, 2012

Squiggly Jellyfish

Our Preschool and Pre-K children will cut and tape eight pieces of curling ribbon to a ziploc bag filled with air to create a squiggly jellyfish.

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Mr. Crab
February 2, 2012

Mr. Crab

Our Toddler and Get Set children will paint a paper plate red, fold it in half and staple four strips of red paper on each side to make a friendly Mr. Crab.

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Awesome Aquarium
February 3, 2012

Awesome Aquarium

Our Young Toddlers will finger paint a styrofoam paint tray blue, then glue cut out fish and starfish inside. The teachers will then cover the tray with plastic wrap to make an aquarium.

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Ocean Animals
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Cuddly Calico
February 6, 2012

Cuddly Calico

Our First Step and Young Toddler children will glue orange, white and black tissue paper squares to a cat cutout to create their very own cuddly calico.

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Popsicle Pet House
February 7, 2012

Popsicle Pet House

Our Pre-K children will use Popsicle sticks to create a pet house on construction paper. They can then cut out pets from magazines to glue in their home.

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Dog Bone Prints
February 8, 2012

Dog Bone Prints

Our Preschool children will paint a unique picture using dog bones as their brush.

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Brown Bag Puppies
February 9, 2012

Brown Bag Puppies

Our Get Set children will use brown paper bags, ear, eyes and nose cutouts to create their own puppy face.

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Dog Tags
February 10, 2012

Dog Tags

Our Pre-K children will choose a dog name to write on a construction paper bone. They can then decorate it and use yarn to wear their very own dog tag.

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Pets
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Farm Feathers
February 13, 2012

Farm Feathers

Our Preschool children will glue feathers on construction paper like those that chickens on a farm have.

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Fluffy Sheep
February 14, 2012

Fluffy Sheep

Our Pre-K children will use cotton balls and diamond dust to decorate their very own sheep.

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Muddy Pigs
February 15, 2012

Muddy Pigs

Our Toddler and Get Set children will finger paint with pink paint on brown paper just like a muddy pig!

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Pudding Painting
February 16, 2012

Pudding Painting

Our Toddler children will use chocolate pudding and farm animals to create a unique design on heavy paper.

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Farm Collage
February 17, 2012

Farm Collage

Our Pre-K children will cut out farm animal pictures from magazines to create a farm collage.

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Farm Animals
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Teacher In-service Day
February 20, 2012

Teacher In-service Day

We will be closed today for a Faculty Development Day.

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Toucan Collage
February 21, 2012

Toucan Collage

Our Toddler and Get Set children will collage with bright colored items like those of a Toucan.

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Giraffe Art
February 22, 2012

Giraffe Art

Our First Step and Young Toddler children will glue brown pom pom balls to yellow paper to make their own unique pattern like a giraffe.

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Tiger Stripes
February 23, 2012

Tiger Stripes

Our Preschool children will place tiger cut outs in a box and use black paint and marbles to create stripes by shaking the box.

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Zebra Pattern
February 24, 2012

Zebra Pattern

Our Preschool and Pre-K children will create a zebra pattern using a multitude of black and white collage items; gems, beads, paper, felt, yarn, buttons, pipe cleaners and pom poms.

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Wild Animals
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Slithery Snakes
February 27, 2012

Slithery Snakes

Our Preschool children will create snakes using tin foil, paint and a red pipe cleaner for the tongue.  They will practice using their fine motor skills as they roll the tin foil into a snake shape, then paint and stick a small piece of red pipe cleaner in the mouth for dramatic effect!

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Frog Masks
February 28, 2012

Frog Masks

Our Get Set children will paint a paper plate green, brown or a mixture of the two and when it dries, will add eyes and nostrils.  After a teacher helps to cut out the mouth, they will pretend to catch flies using a red popsicle stick to poke through the mouth hole!

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Iguana Painting
February 29, 2012

Iguana Painting

Iguanas have pointed spokes on their back. Our Young Toddlers will use a fake iguana to paint with their pointed spokes and create a unique design!

Reptiles