Kindness Picnic

Our Pre-K Two class has been focusing on kindness and earned a Kindness Picnic for filling up their kindness tree! Each student brought their own lunch, and they all enjoyed some time together in the sunshine.

Shamrock Murals

 This week, in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, our students created festive shamrock murals. Our Pre-K One class has been especially dedicated to making their classroom murals a true masterpiece, mastering teamwork skills along with their amazing art skills.

St. Patrick's Sensory Soup

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, we're enjoying a week filled with festive activities. The preschoolers had a wonderful time exploring a St. Patrick's Day sensory soup searching for "lucky the leprechaun's" hidden gold .

 

Coral Reefs

This month, our enrichment theme is "Down Under," and the children are learning all about Australia and the surrounding region. As part of their science activities, they've been busy creating beautiful coral reef models

 

Heart Stamping

Even as February comes to a close, love is still in the air at The Academy of Cool Springs! Our Toddler One classroom has been busy creating beautiful heart-themed artwork. Using a paper towel roll as a homemade stamp, the children dipped their hands in paint and stamped colorful hearts onto paper, resulting in unique masterpieces.

This fun activity helped develop their fine motor skills while fostering their creativity.

Spreading the Love

The Academy of Cool Springs has been busy spreading the love! Today, our students created heartwarming valentines to share with others. We're excited to bring these amazing works of art to the residents of NHC soon.

Discovering Blue and Green!

Check it out! We are learning about blue and green this week! The children have been so curious and have enjoyed exploring these colors in various ways. They learned about mixing colors. They used photo cards to see blue in familiar ways. With their photo cards, teachers stimulated discussion around the photographs and expanded the toddler's vocabulary.  They also practiced finding blue objects during an activity called "Seeing Blue". They will repeat these lessons for the color green, as well. Learning to apply their knowledge to new situations allows them to develop their critical thinking skills. Throughout the month the children have discovered and explored red and orange and are looking forward to working with black and white!