Guylaine's Playhouse Day Care & Preschool offers a monthly Preschool curriculum.
I incorporate a Preschool Curriculum into our daily activities for fun and to prepare the older children for Kindergarten. Each month we concentrate on a different theme. I involve numbers, math, letters, themes, colors, shapes, cooking, science, games, painting, drawing, music/dance, circle time, story time, computer time, flannel board stories, finger plays, puzzles, books, puppet shows, take home projects and crafts, holiday crafts, parent gifts, etc, in my monthly curriculum. After school children also love to make these projects even though they are geared towards preschoolers. After School children will also participate in holiday crafts and parent gifts. Children learn through play and adventure. We play many different games which incorporate letter, numbers, shapes, colors and music. The children don't even realize they are learning because they are having so much fun. Singing and dancing, climbing and crawling and on the move activites are offered daily. Any new songs we learn are sent home for families to sing together. I have a monthly Newsletter that also lets families know of all the activites planned and our new theme of the month as well as any important information. We have special Color Days each month. One Tuesday & One Thursday each month the children wear the colors of the month. If they don't have that color clothes they can bring an item in instead.
June 2009
"13 Monkey's Jumping on the Bed"
This Bulletin Board was one of my favorite. Each monkey is a child with their name on it. Each child got to choose which monkey they wanted to color and were able to place it any where they wanted on the board. The bed was 3-D with a real comforter and pillow. We incorrorated the song 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. The children are so proud of their work and just can't wait for the parents to pick up so they can show them their work, whether it be on the bulletin board or on their Wall of Fame.
This Bulletin Board was one of my favorite. Each monkey is a child with their name on it. Each child got to choose which monkey they wanted to color and were able to place it any where they wanted on the board. The bed was 3-D with a real comforter and pillow. We incorrorated the song 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. The children are so proud of their work and just can't wait for the parents to pick up so they can show them their work, whether it be on the bulletin board or on their Wall of Fame.
February 2010
"SHH... We're Sleping"
Hibernation" This one was also adorable. The tree and the cave were 3-D and the animals were stuffed bears, squirrels and birds.. The snow was batting, the tree is corragated cardboard. There is a bird's nest in the tree too with pretend birds in it. The snow flakes are velcro dots, the soft side. We always talk about our theme throughout the month and the parents are always amazed what they are learning. Hibernation is a big word to learn but they all learn to say it and know what it means. We also incorporated the theme into games. They all hid, some in the ball pit and were covered with small blankets while they were "Hibernating".
Hibernation" This one was also adorable. The tree and the cave were 3-D and the animals were stuffed bears, squirrels and birds.. The snow was batting, the tree is corragated cardboard. There is a bird's nest in the tree too with pretend birds in it. The snow flakes are velcro dots, the soft side. We always talk about our theme throughout the month and the parents are always amazed what they are learning. Hibernation is a big word to learn but they all learn to say it and know what it means. We also incorporated the theme into games. They all hid, some in the ball pit and were covered with small blankets while they were "Hibernating".
May 2010
"Under The Sea"
We have a Monthly Bulletin Board as well. This is designed around the theme of the month. It often includes pictures of the children and crafts they helped make. This picture is our "Under the Sea"Theme. Each child colored their scuba diver, all differenet sizes for each child. Real sand and real sea shells are on the board. This one is 3-D, as most usually are.
We have a Monthly Bulletin Board as well. This is designed around the theme of the month. It often includes pictures of the children and crafts they helped make. This picture is our "Under the Sea"Theme. Each child colored their scuba diver, all differenet sizes for each child. Real sand and real sea shells are on the board. This one is 3-D, as most usually are.
October 2010
"We Make Boo-Tiful Music"
Our theme for the month was Music and Halloween. This was also 3-D. The house was a
3-D cardboard house and the ghost were made by each child with crumbled up tissue paper. Each ghost was playing a musical instrument that each child picked out. One of my favorite boards.
Our theme for the month was Music and Halloween. This was also 3-D. The house was a
3-D cardboard house and the ghost were made by each child with crumbled up tissue paper. Each ghost was playing a musical instrument that each child picked out. One of my favorite boards.
November 2010
"We Are On The Fast Track To Learning"
This month was about "Transportation".Each child colored their own 3-D car, truck, motorcycle or bus. At the bottom each child received a trophy with their name on it. At the end of the month they always take their crafts home. Their cars were actual push cars, after they were removed from the bulletin board, the other wheel was added and they had races afterwards.
This month was about "Transportation".Each child colored their own 3-D car, truck, motorcycle or bus. At the bottom each child received a trophy with their name on it. At the end of the month they always take their crafts home. Their cars were actual push cars, after they were removed from the bulletin board, the other wheel was added and they had races afterwards.
February 2011
"Welcome To The Jungle!" Each child chose and colored their own monkey and decided where to place themselves on the bulletin board. Some were hanging from the tree and some just wanted to hang around in the grass. Also a 3-D board, the vines were hanging off everywhere and the tree is stuffed in the middle and the leaves are also poking out about 3". The parents enjoy the boards each month as much as the children. And it's always nice to hear that the parents like the board too, makes all my hard work worthwhile.
March 2011
"Silly Sally" is one of my day care kids favorite books.This month our theme is "Favorite Stories" and Silly Sally is one of their very favorite stories right now. This is one of the few bulletin boards that the children don't have their names up but they love this story so much, all they could talk about was how everyone is upside down. They had their parents look at this every day. I love it when the kids get all excited about day care and what we do here.
April 2011
"What's For Lunch"
We learned about foods:Happy Foods & Sad Foods. I have a chart that went home with the parents and the kids and I disussed this list first. They made their own plates to hang on our bulletin board this month and then I placed a picture of each child on a mug next to their plate. Our baby had her plate and a bottle next to it, very cute. We talked about all the foods on their plate and talked about which ones were "Happy Foods" and which ones were "Sad Foods."
We made a great project as well, see picture below. They enjoyed making their own Banana Split. It looks so real and it's so quick and easy to make.
We learned about foods:Happy Foods & Sad Foods. I have a chart that went home with the parents and the kids and I disussed this list first. They made their own plates to hang on our bulletin board this month and then I placed a picture of each child on a mug next to their plate. Our baby had her plate and a bottle next to it, very cute. We talked about all the foods on their plate and talked about which ones were "Happy Foods" and which ones were "Sad Foods."
We made a great project as well, see picture below. They enjoyed making their own Banana Split. It looks so real and it's so quick and easy to make.
Instructions for Banana Split Craft.
This is so easy. I received some banana split bowls donated from our local ice cream shop. Each ice cream flavor is a sheet of colored paper that the kids just crumpled up. The bananas are magic nuudles stuck together. The cherry is a red pom pom. The fudge is brown paint and we added foam sprinkles on top and added a plastic spoon.
May 2011
"Pets"
Each child colored their own dog that they picked out. Then they placed it in the dog house where ever they wanted and at the end of the month, took their special doggy home. They also had their own favorite colored dog bone with their name on it.
Each child colored their own dog that they picked out. Then they placed it in the dog house where ever they wanted and at the end of the month, took their special doggy home. They also had their own favorite colored dog bone with their name on it.
June 2011
"Fun In The Sun!"!!! This is also a 3-D board. Each child made sand foot prints (painted their feet with watered down glue, pressed them on paper and sprinkled with sand, then cut out flip flop) and I made them into flip flops. Real sand on board as well as real straw umbrellas I made. The pail in also 3-D, with real shells and a 3-D sand castle. And at the end of the month the children get to take their flip flops home.
July 2011
"Preschool is a "Blast".
Their sparkly stars are displayed on an American Flag. This a a 3-D bulletin board. The firecracker is 3-D as well as the glittery stars. We are learning some holiday songs to go along with this bulletin board.
August 2011
"You Are My Sunshine"
This was a very simple bulletin board. Most of my kids are gone for the summer so I couldn't get them to make anything for the board. Each child's name is on a sun ray and it is curled up, making it 3-D
This was a very simple bulletin board. Most of my kids are gone for the summer so I couldn't get them to make anything for the board. Each child's name is on a sun ray and it is curled up, making it 3-D
September 2011
"Welcome To Preschool!"
We are back on the bus and ready to learn. With real spinning wheels on this bulletin board and a stop sign that sticks out, we are singing the Wheels on the Bus and learning about apples too. Each child is on the bus looking out the window.I save the bulletin Board pieces to re-use.
We are back on the bus and ready to learn. With real spinning wheels on this bulletin board and a stop sign that sticks out, we are singing the Wheels on the Bus and learning about apples too. Each child is on the bus looking out the window.I save the bulletin Board pieces to re-use.
October 2011
It's Dinosaur month! "We Are Dino-Mite!"
The children are all hatching from their eggs. I should have made the eggs larger. They are so cute. They used watercolor paints for their egg and we added a picture to place inside. The eggs open and shut so the children love to watch themselves hatch over and over again. The trees are blowing in the wind. At the end of the month the children will take their eggs home. We will have dinosaur egg hunts and search for dinosuars in the sand table. Our Dinosaur Dig! We have leaves and dinosaurs hanging from the ceiling as well. The children are learning some new words like "extinct".The little kids keep saying
"It Stinks." LOL. Too Cute!
We are also celebrating Halloween.
Pictures below are from the board as well as our dinosaur egg hunt and our dinosaur dig in the sand table.
The children are all hatching from their eggs. I should have made the eggs larger. They are so cute. They used watercolor paints for their egg and we added a picture to place inside. The eggs open and shut so the children love to watch themselves hatch over and over again. The trees are blowing in the wind. At the end of the month the children will take their eggs home. We will have dinosaur egg hunts and search for dinosuars in the sand table. Our Dinosaur Dig! We have leaves and dinosaurs hanging from the ceiling as well. The children are learning some new words like "extinct".The little kids keep saying
"It Stinks." LOL. Too Cute!
We are also celebrating Halloween.
Pictures below are from the board as well as our dinosaur egg hunt and our dinosaur dig in the sand table.
November 2011
"Space" is our theme for November. "We're out of this world!"
Yes they are. They chose or colored their astronaut suits and we then took pictures to place in them. We talked about what space is and about gravity and oxygen. Gravity is their big word this month. They know what it means and can explain it to you very well. (I'm so proud of them! ☻) When I asked Jack, in the blue astronaut suit, what he was, he answered "a big head"
oh my goodness, too cute.I reminded him that he was an astronaut and he said, "oh ya, a big head in an astronaut suit, I'm the blue one!!!!." I love these kids :) The babies are also in astronauts suits. Our rocket has landed on the moon, which is textured and all the stars are very shiny and some even glow in the dark like the stars in our nap room. Star is our shape this month.
December 2011
It's Christmas Time!
The kids decorated a stocking, we hung it by the tree and we added candy canes inside. The children take their stocking home at the end of the month. As for the tree, it is made with all their hands and then I added real ornaments and glued them on. Notice the fireplace has a real Santa key hanging on it. I then also hung ornaments from the ceiling.
Making Crafts:
Small or Big, all children can have fun making crafts. Here is Alina making a Christmas ornament for her Mom & Dad. Simple as adding feathers to a fillable ornament. She had so much fun and Mom & Dad love it!
Jack is working on a glittery candle holder. Rolling a jar into glitter is super messy but loads of fun! And it makes a beautiful gift too.
And Will is workig hard making an ornament for Mom & Dad. Roll out the dough and cut out the shape, it's that easy. Then you add different colors to add the beauty.
January 2012
Artic Animals was our theme. "School is Cool".
It sure is. We made this Bulletn Board by tracing the child's foot for the body and hands for the wings. They then found the letter that their name started with and placed it on the penquin. It's hard to see in the picture but the glacier is different levels so the penguins are sliding down the ice into the water below.
February 2012
It's time to learn about "Our Forest Friends".
Whose foot prints do you know? Take a peek inside. Each day we talk about the footprints and see who remembers who they belong to. The children have enjoyed showing their parents each day. They are very excited and the Porcupine is their favorite.(top row, 2nd one in from the left)
They also made The Most Adorable Porcupines Ever! We should have use clay instead of the potato, so they could have kept it forever, but it was so easy to make and so adorable. The picture porcupine was also adorable and very easy to make.
March 2012
"My Very Hungry Caterpillar Kids".
We are learning about Eric Carle & Dr. Seuss this month. I have made the bulletin board to match the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Each fruit is up on the board along with each childs face on the color of choice to make the caterpillar. We also made a large caterpillar out of paper plates that each child painted for our hallway entrance to day care.
We are learning about Eric Carle & Dr. Seuss this month. I have made the bulletin board to match the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Each fruit is up on the board along with each childs face on the color of choice to make the caterpillar. We also made a large caterpillar out of paper plates that each child painted for our hallway entrance to day care.
April 2012
Our April Theme is Under the Sea. "There's Something Fishy Going on At Preschool"
Again it is 3-D. The children picked what they wanted to make and we added it to our bulletin board. They did a great job. There is blue foil over the top of the backing and the fish are glued over the top of that.
May 2012
"Buzzing Around Preschool"
We will learn about all different types of bugs this month. Our bullentin board is 3D once again of course.Picture below show how the bugs are sticking out. I have used large plastic bugs to glue on the board as well as bugs that are flying off being held on by a wire.
The children made the most adorable fireflies that really light up. Link below with instructions.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/make-fireflies-that-really-lig-147918
Another cute craft we are making is the Very Hairy/Fuzzy Caterpillar. We use grass seeds and watch him grow, you can also use chia seeds.
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/very-hairy-caterpillar-847654/
We will learn about all different types of bugs this month. Our bullentin board is 3D once again of course.Picture below show how the bugs are sticking out. I have used large plastic bugs to glue on the board as well as bugs that are flying off being held on by a wire.
The children made the most adorable fireflies that really light up. Link below with instructions.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/make-fireflies-that-really-lig-147918
Another cute craft we are making is the Very Hairy/Fuzzy Caterpillar. We use grass seeds and watch him grow, you can also use chia seeds.
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/very-hairy-caterpillar-847654/
June 2012
"Sprinkled With Love-Watch Us Grow! "
This summer bulletin board is also 3-D as most are. The flowers the children painted with their hands. The sun has all the children's names on them. The children get to bring home their flower at the end of the month.
This summer bulletin board is also 3-D as most are. The flowers the children painted with their hands. The sun has all the children's names on them. The children get to bring home their flower at the end of the month.
Our Sun Flower Hallway Garden
Each child's hand make the sunflower. They then glued real sunflower seeds to a plate they painted yellow and added their picture to the center. We added a stem and planted each child in the hallway. The flowers were measured to each child's height. I loved this so much it was very difficult to take down and send home.
September 2012
"Wheels on the Bus"
Our September back to school bulletin board was about the wheels on the bus. Our actual theme was "Animals that go to School" but we talked about the bus as well. The words to the song are on the board as well as the children's pictures on the bus. The wheels on this bus spin & the doors open and shut.
Our September back to school bulletin board was about the wheels on the bus. Our actual theme was "Animals that go to School" but we talked about the bus as well. The words to the song are on the board as well as the children's pictures on the bus. The wheels on this bus spin & the doors open and shut.
October 2012
"Our Preschool Barnyard"
The children made all the animals. They are actually called Rainbow Shape Animals.
The children colored and glued the animals and the children's pictures are all in the barn windows. Again the doors open and shut. The fence is made of craft sticks and there are shiny leaves hanging from the top as well as leaves all around the room hanging from the ceiling.
( http://makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RainbowShapeAnimals.htm)
The children made all the animals. They are actually called Rainbow Shape Animals.
The children colored and glued the animals and the children's pictures are all in the barn windows. Again the doors open and shut. The fence is made of craft sticks and there are shiny leaves hanging from the top as well as leaves all around the room hanging from the ceiling.
( http://makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RainbowShapeAnimals.htm)
November 2012
"Humpty Dumpty Preschool Sat On A Wall" Our Theme this month is Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes. Each child created their own Humpty Dumpty. This Bulletin Board is also 3D. The wall is made of styrofoam and sticks out about 1/2 inch. The sun is also 3D. It is curled up.We also painted with Humpty Dumpty Balloons after. Refer to pictures below. Each balloon had a face on it.
December 2012
Weather All Around Us
This is a repeat board. The snowman is made out of batting as well as the clouds.The snowman has twigs for arms and real buttons on his face. The duck has feathers on him and the sun is the childrens hand prints. The snowflakes are large confetti. The kite has a ribbon, the rainbow is strips of streamers. There are snowflakes hanging from te ceiling as well as christmas ornaments.
This is a repeat board. The snowman is made out of batting as well as the clouds.The snowman has twigs for arms and real buttons on his face. The duck has feathers on him and the sun is the childrens hand prints. The snowflakes are large confetti. The kite has a ribbon, the rainbow is strips of streamers. There are snowflakes hanging from te ceiling as well as christmas ornaments.
January 2013
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Welcome To Our Room.
Pom Poms for coconuts and plastic magnet letters glued on all around the board. There are also monkeys on the tree with their names on them.
I have decided to put lights up around the board as well.I also made a tree in our hallway. I think I might leave that up for a while.
Pom Poms for coconuts and plastic magnet letters glued on all around the board. There are also monkeys on the tree with their names on them.
I have decided to put lights up around the board as well.I also made a tree in our hallway. I think I might leave that up for a while.
February 2013
This month we are learning "All About Me & Dental Care & Valentine's Day"
We will talk about the yummy treats are not healthy foods. They are ok in very small quanties on very special days only.
Our Chocolate Kisses are made out of cardboard and foil. The name tag stick out. Red is one of our colors this month.
We will talk about the yummy treats are not healthy foods. They are ok in very small quanties on very special days only.
Our Chocolate Kisses are made out of cardboard and foil. The name tag stick out. Red is one of our colors this month.
March 2013
Hop Into Our Preschool Pond. What lives in the pond. We will learn that this month. Our color is green and each child picked and colored something that lives in the pond. Some added feathers or gems to make them fancy. We added real cattails that we picked last fall. The tree is 3D as well. Brown felt for the mud at the bottom of the pond.
April 2013
"Look Who's home" is about where People & Animals live. All the children in the windows. This picture has 3D tissue trees. Tops of trees are small squares of tissue paper. I used 2 different colors of green. It has 3 plastic spiders in a web. A bee hive with 2 bees hanging off board. A bird nest with pretend birds and a bird house. We have a dog in the dog house, a squirrel going into a tree hole, an owl in the other tree. The flower boxeshave a fake flowers in them as well, a 3D door knob. Our colors are yellow and brown this month.
May 2013
Happy Campers. Our colors this month are Blue & Red. We have all the childrens pictures in each of their tents. Triangle is our shape. The kids picked what color they wanted. The trees are so adorable. I traced their arm and hand onto corragated cardboard. I then laminted it with sticky side up and the kids added crumpled green tissues squares to make leaves. I then added Glow in the Dark stars and a moon. The fire pit is also 3-D. Real twigs, pipe cleaners and steamers with a pile of wood next to it. Picture #2 below, you can see the tree "hand" a little bit. Picture #3, the baby's tent actually has teddy bears on it, but it is hard to see in this pic.
