B is for Bear

So it's been FOREVER since I've posted our preschool fun (so much for that weekly post, right?). We've just been so busy learning there hasn't been time for the blog. Since I'm so far behind, you may see lots of preschool posts in the next few weeks (if I can get myself together), so sorry to those who could care less about Lucy's preschool adventures.

Our book of the week was Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See?

Lucy loves this book and can "read" it by herself!

Our weekly verse was, "God's tests will never be more than you can Bear." 1 Corinthians 10:13.

We were still in Columbia when "B Week" Began so we met Lucy's Best friend Will at RiverBanks Zoo Bright and early Monday morning to see the

Bears,

Bats,

Bunnies, and

Birds.

Lucy and Will went home for some quick naps then we met at Teddy Mountain so they could Build their own Bears.

That thought Back-fired when Lucy decided on a unicorn and Will chose a tiger, but they had a Blast nonetheless.

I made Beary-yummy pancakes for breakfast the next morning.

(This also Back-fired as Lucy now wants all of her pancakes to look like Bears. Since her pancakes are usually made by Aunt Jemima and come from a box in the freezer, that's not possible.)

We went through our usual morning routine on Tuesday. Lucy created her B page for her alphabet book,

and practiced following directions and identifying body parts by playing the teddy Bear Boo-Boo game.

I used to play this game with my preschool speech kids and it is always a favorite. Get a Bear (or in Lucy's case, unicorn) and some Band aides. Then tell the child where Bear (unicorn) has a Boo-Boo and tell them to put a Band aide there. For example, Unicorn hurt her neck. Put a Band aide on Unicorn's neck.

Tuesday is dance day so we talked about how B is for Ballerina.

Please excuse the strange face. Lucy went through a weird smile phase. Glad that's over!

On Thursday, some friends joined Lucy for preschool so their mom could unpack and organize their new house. We enjoyed Pear Bear Muffins for Breakfast.

My pears had gone bad so mine are decorated a little differently than in the recipe, but the kids enjoyed them anyway.

The kids made Bird feeders by putting peanut butter on a pine cone and rolling it in bird seed.

Then Lucy and Caleb searched for Buried treasure in the sandbox.

Everyone had a fun week and I'm finding that our mornings go better on the days we have preschool. Lucy asks to play preschool almost daily and is always excited about the fun activities.