The Month of October

Just realized that I was missing in action for the whole month of October. My birthday month was a busy one for me. I had to meet deadlines and finish all the requirements needed in preschool. We were also busy preparing for PTC (parents-teacher-conference) and halloween party that's why I didn't have time to open my blog and update. However, I was more active on Instagram and I enjoyed sharing snapshots of the activities we did in school. :)

Hi, Frankie!

I remember surfing pinterest for a long time, looking for the "perfect" and "child friendly" Frankestein activity. Our directress gave us a heads-up that one of my students was afraid of Halloween in general so it was a challenge for me to prepare an activity that would make her change her perspective on Halloween. Anyway, I found this Frankenstein craft and I fell in love with it. It was originally a Frankenstein pudding but the total price of the ingredients was beyond my remaining budget so I thought of getting a green food coloring instead. In class, the kids mixed the green food coloring with water. They had fun mixing food coloring to water, and I helped them pour the colored water in their Frankie cups. I regretted not using jell-o though. Now I know what to do next time. ;)

The Goblin Goo

Ah, goblins. I googled how they look like and they don't look nice, at all. It was a challenge to look for a picture of cute-looking goblin too. :)) In my research, I read that goblins are mischievous creatures. Of course, I had to give the description a twist. I told the kiddos that goblins like to have fun. My set of kids this year like messy stuff so I thought of making a goo in class and just associated it with goblins. The kids and I, together with Teacher Abby and our teacher aid, made a goblin goo. We pretended like goblins having fun and doing icky stuff. Of course, in the preschool, you have to be imaginative. I'm proud to say that the goblin goo activity was a hit to our kids, and even to us teachers. ;) Unfortunately, we're not allowed to post photos of the kids so here's a sample of the goo we made together.

Monsters Inc. Popcorn Cups

 Of course, the Halloween theme won't be complete without the monsters. Monsters University was in my mind as I included monsters in my lesson plan. I associated Mike and Sully and pop corn to monsters and I told the kids that they like surprises and are friendly (remember, I had to twist the definition of monsters). So in our class discussion, I told the kids that just like Mike and Sully, pop corns surprise us when they "pop" inside the microwave. The kids didn't take their eyes off the microwave and they were really waiting for the bag to expand inside. Plus they liked their cups. Weeee! :) By the way, I also got this idea from Pinterest. ;)

Pinterest is indeed a library of ideas and a heaven for teachers. ;)