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Welcome to the Mom's Morning Out Blog! We are here to share with you some of the great activities we participate in every day at MMO and to give you some ideas on how to carry those activities over into your home. Because of our varied age group we aren't your typical preschool learning environment, we learn on the go and while we play, which is the best way to have it in our opinion! Our theme, shapes, letters and colors are introduced at the beginning of our day, usually through the chalk board and manipulatives we have out and reinforced during snack and circle time. Our themes at MMO are reinforced through our craft activities and the stories we choose to read each week. Learning at MMO is never forced and always fun. We try and expose the children to early learning skills through fun play and exploration. We hope you enjoy our blog and we'd love to hear your feedback! Be sure to check out our website!

Friday, January 7, 2011

Months of Winter

Color:  Blue
Shape: Circle
Letter: Aa 

Our theme this week is The Months of Winter.  The winter months are December, January and February.

Suggested books for you to read at home:
Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft
Dream Snow by Eric Carle
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Twelve Days of Winter by Deborah Lee Rose

Books we read this week in the shop:
Six Snowy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Gordon Tessler


All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle


Craft:

This week we made snowmen out of pre-cut shapes.




Due to the ages of our kiddos, I do most of the cutting before their appointments so they can focus on the gluing and construction, vs. trying to handle the scissors.  Since our shape of the week is the Circle, this worked great with our theme and we were able to remind the kids of the shape they were working with as they handled them.


And as always we enjoyed a ton of free play!!  One of the best things about our sessions here at the shop is the huge variety of toys we have.  While some kids do have their favorites...they always enjoy exploring and finding new things to play with!

Above we have some links to take you to fun places with your children.  Our color, shape and letter of the week will lead you to activities for you to try at home (just click on the words).





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