Safety First

This week, we are focusing on how to stay safe in all situations.  I love this activity that the 3 year olds did where each child came up with a key to being safe so that they could make Safety Keys!

The 2 year old class learned a song about the correct way to cross a street.  We even learned about street signs by sorting the signs by shape and color, as well as following the rules of the road in our cars station.  We didn't leave out one of the most important signs we see on the streets- the traffic light! 

 All of our classrooms talked about calling 911 in case of an emergency and several even practiced calling in our home living station.  Of course, we can't talk about 911 without mentioning police officers and firefighters! Our older children worked on learning their phone numbers and addresses. To practice their phone numbers, the 3 year olds jumped on a giant number pad on the floor from number to number!

It's also extremely important for our little guys to know what items are safe for their bodies and what are not.  The children were introduced to Mr. Yuk who tells us what is dangerous and what is not.  For a great visual, one classroom noticed how similar water and rubbing alcohol look, as well as Apple juice and pine-sol.  Of course, they were able to see that they look the same but that the rubbing alcohol and pine-sol could be extremely dangerous.

There was a lot to squeeze into this week but we can't ever forget our letter of the week! The children made "Y is for Yo-yo" and Yodeling Yak's Yummy Yogurt!