Farm Fun at SMART START

     SMART START friends have been enjoying our farm based curriculum during the month of July. Summer is the perfect time to be teaching our young learners about the farm and farm animals. We are so fortunate to live in an area surrounded by a wide variety of farms that are family friendly and make for an ideal outing. Whether it be petting the animals or picking fresh fruit and vegetables, a trip to the farm is a memorable experience for all!
     We have been busy filling our summer days here with all things farm!  The children have been learning and practicing some childhood classics such as, "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" and "Five Little Ducks". It is a pleasure to hear them sing and dance! Our students always look forward to story time at school and enjoyed all the stories revolving around the farm this past month. Farm puzzles and a new board game were introduced to work on problem solving. "Count Your Chickens" is a group cooperation game which teaches counting and important social development skills as they work together to help the Mother Hen collect her chicks and bring them back to the coop.

     SMART START artists were engaged in dramatic play by wearing farm animal masks and putting on puppet shows.  The children had such fun acting out the different animals and the sounds they make. They also each made a farm animal hand puppet using different colored paper bags, foam animal parts, glue and markers and crayons. The puppets came out adorable and we hope your child has fun using them at home.             Click below to see SMART START friends enjoying Farm Fun!

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💙 Mary and Francesca 💙