SONGS TO SING: 

Five little ladybugs climbing up a door
One flew away then there were four
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree
One flew away then there were three
Three Little ladybugs landed on a shoe
One flew away then there were two
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun
One flew away and then there was one
One little ladybug sitting in the sun
She flew away and then there were none
(May be used on a flannel board)

Buzzing Around the Room
(tune: When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
A bee is buzzing round the room,
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
A bee is buzzing round the room,
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
He’ll buzz around the room once more,
And then he’ll buzz right out the door.
And we’ll all be glad when
He is gone once more.

FUN GAMES TO PLAY WITH KIDS:
Barnyard
     Each child is given the name of an animal with three children having the same name.  No one is allowed to tell another which animal he is.  At the signal each child makes the noise of the animal that he has been given.  The first group of three animals to find each other and sit down are the winners. 
 

Who Can Win the Bunny
Equipment:  Two balls of different size.      The bunny (small ball) is started first and is passed from child to child around the circle.  When the bunny is about half way around, the farmer (large ball) is started in the same direction.  Note:  The farmer can change directions to try and catch the bunny, but the bunny can only go one way.
 
 Birds Have Feathers
     One player is leader.  He and all the others flap their arms like birds.  He calls out names of something with feathers.  If a  player flaps his wings on a calling that doesn’t have feathers he’s out.  The leader flaps his wings on almost all things to confuse the group and calls as rapidly as possible.  “Birds have feathers, bats have feathers, babies have feathers, etc.”
 
 Catching the Dragon’s Tail
     A dragon is formed by grouping the players into a long line each with their hands on the shoulders of the one in front of him.  The first in the row is the dragon’s head.  The last in the row is the dragon’s tail, eager to lash to the right and left in order to escape the head.  Until the signal GO is given, the dragon must be a straight line.  Someone in the group counts “One, two, three, go!”  On the signal GO the head runs around toward the tail and tries to catch it.  The whole body must move with the head and remain unbroken.  If the head succeeds in touching the tail, they may continue to be the head.  If the body breaks before he catches the tail the head becomes the tail and the next in line is the head and so on until each has a chance to be the head and the tail.
 

SPRING WEBSITE:

Good site for Spring ideas for your classroom:

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-spring.htm

It’s Spring! Just knowing that the snow is melting here in Colorado and the warm weather is here makes me smile! Don’t get me wrong, I love winter, but there is nothing better then hanging up your winter coat in the back of the closet, and trading it for a vest! Or better yet, putting the heavy boots into the closet and pulling out the sandles and clogs!

So I decided to just give you some fun Spring Crafts to make, and give to others:

This is a neat little gift to give to a friend. Take a plastic ball that comes apart( I used a plastic egg from Easter and decorated it.) Add something special in it. Then attach this poem:)

A ball is a circle
No beginning, no end
It keeps us together
Like our circle of friends
The treasure inside
for just you to see
Is the treasure of friendship
You’ve granted to me.

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Ice Cream In A Baggie
Yes, it sounds dangerous and the potential for messes seems highly likely, but you’ll be surprised at the good, “clean” fun you’ll enjoy when you make ice cream.This recipe is enough for one person to make a dish!

1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups crushed ice
4 tablespoons salt
2 quart size Zip-loc bags
1 gallon size Zip-loc freezer bag
a hand towel or gloves to keep fingers from freezing as well!

Mix the milk, vanilla and sugar together in one of the quart size bags. Seal tightly, allowing as little air to remain in the bag as possible. Too much air left inside may force the bag open during shaking. Place this bag inside the other quart size bag, again leaving as ittle air inside as possible and sealing well. By double-bagging, the risk of salt and ice leaking into the ice cream is minimized. Put the two bags inside the gallon size bag and fill the bag with ice, then sprinkle salt on top. Again let all the air escape and seal the bag. Wrap the bag in the towel or put your gloves on, and shake and massage the bag, making sure the ice surrounds the cream mixture. Five to eight minutes is adequate time for the mixture to freeze into ice cream.

Tips:

Freezer bags work best because they are thicker and less likely to develop small holes, allowing the bags to leak. You can get away with using regular Zip-loc bags for the smaller quart sizes, because you are double-bagging.Especially if you plan to do this indoors, I strongly recommend using gallon size freezer bags.

Here are some interesting tidbits:

What does the salt do? Just like we use salt on icy roads in the winter, salt mixed with ice in this case also causes the ice to melt. When salt comes into contact with ice, the freezing point of the ice is lowered. Water will normally freeze at 32 degrees F. A 10% salt solution freezes at 20 degrees F, and a 20% solution freezes at 2 degrees F. By lowering the temperature at which ice is frozen, we are able to create an environment in which the milk mixture can freeze at a temperature below 32 degrees F into icecream.

Who invented ice cream?

Legend has it that the Roman emperor, Nero, discovered ice cream. Runners brought snow from the mountains to make the first ice cream. In 1846, Nancy Johnson invented the hand-cranked ice cream churn and ice cream surged in popularity. Then, in 1904, ice cream cones were invented at the St. Louis World Exposition. An ice cream vendor ran out of dishes and improvised by rolling up some waffles to make cones.