Cherry!

Mother Goose Time

What do you know about cherries? 

C is counting the days to see what the date is today. 

K determined that today is the 20th day of October. 

The children are singing, "I'm a Little Cherry Tree" to the tune of "I'm a Little Tea Pot."

I'm a little cherry tree way down low. (Squat Low.)
I'm just a sapling, watch me grow. (Rise up and stretch arms.)
Look at all the flowers on my tree. (Bend side to side.)
That's when the bees come to pollinate me. (One child buzzes around the cherry trees.)

I love her smile. 

How do you think the life of a cherry tree is similar to that of an apple tree? 

The children are mixing and painting with colors.

K is testing out his skills in photography.

K took a photo while I assisted the children in making arm prints with paint for their cherry tree. 

M dipped popcorn in red paint and glued it on his cherry tree. 

The kids learned that a cherry tree starts out as a seed. It grows into a sapling. Then, the cherry tree grows flowers, and in the final stage it grows cherries. We determined that the stages of a cherry tree are similar to the stages of an apple tree. 

The children are exploring with fruit beads.

M is threading the fruit beads onto a pipe cleaner.

C is attempting to create a pattern with fruit beads. 

K created a pattern using oranges and cherries.

M is slicing through a peach to reveal the pit inside. 

Now, they are enjoying a tasty treat. 

Cherry Toss! The children are taking turns tossing a red pom pom (cherry) to hit a letter taped on the door. K is touching the letter "F."

S is having fun throwing her pom pom while she crawls across the room. 

It's time for a walk, so we can hunt for trees.  

Wagon Rides!

C is saying "Tree" in sign language. The kids learned that trees provide shelter and food for animals. Trees also help give us fruit and help clean the air we breathe.