"Do You Know Who Brought The Snack?"

We love preschool! I have found an awesome preschool program here. It is a parent participation class through Mesa College Continuing Education. It is a free class in a great location, nice class room, and we go on great field trips with a big discount every month. We have been to Sea World, Lego Land, The Natural History Museum, a farm, a pumpkin patch, the Imax and more. My kids love to go, and they are learning lots! I love to go with them and watch their independence but still be there for them if they need me for a hug, a story or a congratulations. The Teacher lets babies come along with there parents, and I have met so many people and have a great support group from school. Best of all its free! (I am so frugal, or cheep?)

Teacher Marina, who leads the preschool, is awesome she is very well organised and answers the kids questions very well. My favorite is when she told the kids too Male animals were fighting over who was going to marry the female. My kids have learned a lot this month is insects. Brian always wants to know is a bug eats other bugs or plants. The preschool is very well organised. The day begins with a welcome song, calendar and the first circle time lesson. My kids brought the snack for the day so they are the big helpers. For calendar she does it in English and then in Spanish and sometimes in Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, German or whatever language the child's parents speak as there first language. Here the kids are with, "Lets count in Spanish"

After the morning circle time the kids have a free time. During free time they can play outside on the playground, swings, sandbox, water table, painting, grass games organised by a parent balls bikes skates etc. Or they can play inside and make the craft of the day(that goes along with the lesson). playdough, puzzles, (or fine motor skills that relate to the days lesson), read books, play computer games, or the many toys inside. While the kids have free time half the parents have parent disussion where we discuss parenting issues. while the other half of parents run a station for the kids doing one of the many activities. After an hour of free time. we have the second circle time.

The kids wash their hands for snack and sit for a song sometimes a story and to talk about who brought the snack and what they brought.


After snack we repeat the free time/ parents discussion time. After that the last circle time comes my favorite the freeze dance. All the kids love to dance! Its co cute to watch the kids dance. Little B has been named the Mosh Pit Dancer, (minus the violence) for his unique style .