April Blog: Flowers and Bugs!

 Mangos Friends and Families

Hey y'all! April was SUCH a fun month, especially since it was actually beginning to get warm outside. Like I promised, we did flowers this month and wow did we have a great time! Dramatic play was turned into the cutest flower shop where the kids got to plant and dig up flowers, make their own bouquets and work as a flower shop cashier and a florist! They took these jobs VERY seriously, and they did fantastic in this center. 

Continuing with our flower theme, we learned all about the parts of a flower and explored how plants bloom and what helps them grow. The kids got a chance to deconstruct a flower and use all the different parts for art projects. We used the stems as paint brushes and they pressed the petals into their own personal keepsake container! As for the bug portion of our unit, we have some new class pets! Right now, the Mangos classroom is home to some caterpillars and ladybug larvae. The plan is to watch them grow and then release them. I will keep y'all updated on our little bug friends.

So I have good news and bad news. Bad news is that sadly, our flower unit is coming to an end. The kids had so much fun with this and they learned so much. The GOOD news though? In May, we begin my other favorite unit - the ocean!

With love,
Ms. Maia, Mrs. Brianna and Ms. Logan 

Amigos y Familias de Mangos
 
¡Hola a todos! Abril fue un mes divertidísimo, sobre todo porque ya empezaba a hacer calor. Como prometí, este mes nos dedicamos a las flores y ¡lo pasamos genial! El teatro se convirtió en una floristería monísima donde los niños pudieron plantar y desenterrar flores, hacer sus propios ramos y trabajar como cajeros y floristas. Se tomaron estas tareas MUY en serio y lo hicieron de maravilla en este centro.
 
Siguiendo con nuestro tema de flores, aprendimos todo sobre las partes de una flor y exploramos cómo florecen las plantas y qué les ayuda a crecer. Los niños tuvieron la oportunidad de deconstruir una flor y usar todas las partes para proyectos de arte. Usamos los tallos como pinceles y ellos prensaron los pétalos en su propio contenedor de recuerdos. En cuanto a la parte de insectos de nuestra unidad, ¡tenemos nuevas mascotas! Ahora mismo, el aula de Mangos alberga algunas orugas y larvas de mariquita. El plan es verlas crecer y luego liberarlas. Los mantendré al tanto de nuestros pequeños amigos bichos.
 
Tengo buenas y malas noticias. La mala noticia es que, lamentablemente, nuestra unidad de flores está a punto de terminar. Los niños se divirtieron muchísimo y aprendieron muchísimo. ¿Y las buenas noticias? En mayo, ¡comenzamos mi otra unidad favorita: el océano!
 
Con cariño,
Sra. Maia, Sra. Brianna y Sra. Logan
 
































































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