Meet Casper!

Small animals in the classroom are great helpers with morning separation anxiety and also transition times! 

Casper greets our friends each morning at drop off and he plays in his exercise ball with us while we get our cots ready to rest. 

Casper is such a great friend! 

Won't you stop by and meet him? 

I need a hug, Casper!

Casper is so fast! 

Where did he go?

Let's feed him a snack!

Kindness Trees

PreK One created their own kindness trees today! 

We can't wait to fill them with our acts of kindness!

What a fun activity, Ms. Elissa and Ms. Brooke!

Show and Tell

We are all so excited for Show and Tell!  Some examples of show and tell could be a favorite book, special lovey, a picture of your family, pet, or favorite small toy.  Show and tell is fun but also gives the class an opportunity to build some essential skills, such as promoting turn taking, communication skills, builds listening skills, and helps self confidence!

Special show and tell chair!

Show and tell!

We love sharing our favorite books!

My favorite lovey!

Football Friday!

Whose ready for some football?!!  We are at The Academy of Indian Lake Village!  Today is our first Friends and Football Friday!!  We love showing off our team spirit and we have a lot of different favorite teams!  Check us out!

Go Team!

Go Team!

We love football!

Go Auburn!

Go Titans!

Go Razorbacks!

Late Summer Sun!

Now that the weather cooled off a bit, our babies decided to enjoy some late summer sun! 

Our babies have it made in the shade! 

This beach ball makes me feel like I'm at the beach!

Beach volleyball, anyone?

Sunshine, shade and stories! 

Come and join the fun!

Sand and Water Play

When you think Sand and Water + Toddlers, does it = Oh my gosh, what a mess!? 

You thought right! And there's a method to the sand and water madness, so please check out the NAEYC link below to learn why sand and water play is so important. 

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/importance-sand-and-water-play

While you're at it, check out our toddlers in sand and water action!

Let's fill the funnel!

Maybe they will dry in this bucket!

I saw this at the beach!

Diving in!

We hope you encourage sand and water play at home!

Nashville Zoo Visit

We were so excited to have the Nashville Zoo on Wheels come and visit this week!  They brought along some different animals and we learned a lot about each one!  It was a great visit!

Hissing cockroaches!

Learning about snakes!

Cockatoo!

We got to touch the snake!

Chinchilla!