C is for Camping

Art project: Making a campfire

Roasting marshmallows with daddy later that night

Cooking project #1: Making trail mix


Cooking project #2: Ant cookies


Math & Science activity: Fishing with a magnet "fishing rod"


Sensory table activity: Pond animals (1 frog, 2 ducks, and 3 fish) in the water. A net was provided for scooping out the fish and foam lily pads for the frog to hop on. Concepts such as least and most were also explored.

Animal sort: Animals sorted into categories: farm, forest, and zoo

Lily and I went over the letters "A" and "B" over the summer. And for some reason, Lily kept saying that she wanted to go to camping school. So, we started the year off with the letter "C" and a camping theme. It was a lot of fun, and I was amazed at the projects we were able to do with mostly things found at home.

We started the week off by putting up the kiddie-sized tent from Lily's Grandpa Deetz in her preschool room to set the scene. I then packed a bag full of items that one would take camping, and we went talked about the uses for each item. We reviewed these items and their uses later with a fun Camping Trip Song. Above are pictures of some of the activities that we did throughout the week. Overall, it was a very successful and fun week.

Vocabulary for the week: canteen, lantern, hike, trail, binoculars, compass