We told Millie August 30th was the first day of school and she was all about it! We had some very fun first day of school shenanigans.
We did a school bus craft out of a soy milk carton. We had to paint it one day and let it dry, then glue the wheels and windows a different day.
After the craft she wanted additional pictures.
I wish they were always this excited to have their pictures taken!! It was very random but very cute.
The second half of the week we talked about feelings. Like all preschoolers Millie has trouble handling her emotions. She is prone to outbursts and drama. (I mean she is my kid)
I found these calming strategies for a couple bucks at Target. Now when Millie is having a tantrum we encourage her to go pick a calming strategy to try. She usually won’t lol. But sometimes she does. Usually I hold up fingers and tell her they are birthday candles. She blows them out and that gets her to take deep breaths. Conrad pretends her deep breaths are blowing him away and that makes Millie laugh.
We also read the “All About Feelings” usbourne which was so awesome! It was too long for Millie’s age but we were able to do it over a couple days.
Of course there were also lots of songs and books.
Here are my lesson plans and notes for both themes.
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