First Day

Today was Andrew's first day of co-op preschool. There are three other moms/kids that are participating... ages 18 months to 2 something. I got to be the assistant today (next week I am the teacher). The purpose is mostly social, with a simple curriculum theme... which is perfect for their age. This month we're learning about Fall/Autumn. It is making me miss New Jersey at this time of year.


Some of the resources I'll be using/modifying are from these fun little websites.

Fall wreathes, placemats, books, etc.

A few alphabet themed Fall resources

Fall flashcards, counting activities

Corn cob paintings, apple playdough, musical apple tambourines

We had such a great time today!

We colored a little bit (until Andrew bit off the tops of the crayons)

The little man drove around in this car A LOT! He got good at taking turns though... since everyone wanted to try it out. I would just say, "you have 5 seconds" and as I started counting down, he'd get out before I got to zero. He wouldn't necessarily be happy about it, but he still listened. I was proud.

This was another good toy to ride in.

His little buddy tried to push him a bit

We drove cars on a little track

We sang and danced.
Everyone loved the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Wheels on the Bus" or course!

Andrew loved pushing the stroller around with his "ball baby."

We played with bubbles- the awesome type that stay formed forever and are harder to pop.

When the train ball toy came out it was amazing how mesmerized all of the boys were. They all dropped what they were doing and came running.

Driving cars some more

We talked about Fall, colored Fall pictures, and threw leaves- their favorite part.

Dress up was also pretty funny

My little cowboy

The little guys also did a great job practicing how to share and we read some fun books.


On our drive home Andrew was SO EXHAUSTED that I had to keep tickling him to keep him awake... otherwise he'd fall asleep in the car briefly and then not take his nap. His eyes kept closing and the tickling worked less and less... so I started yelling "cookie, cookie" and he snapped awake and would fall asleep again and I'd say "cookie, cookie" again, and he'd start giggling. He giggled with his eyes close the rest of the drive home and then went right to sleep.

School is exhausting and too much fun!