Director’s Notes
Zion Zoo
This week of camp was filled with learning about the zoo. Books, music,
dramatic play and art filled our days.
• Day 1- It’s the zoo! Zookeeper, zookeeper what do you see?
• Day 2- Giraffe. Are you as tall as a giraffe? We measured and
compared ourselves to the height of a baby giraffe. We are all
smaller.
• Day 3- Elephants. We heard the story of Elmer the Elephant and made
our own Elmer by using glue and fabric pieces. We also started to
learn about Noah’s ark.
• Day 4- Whale Day. We sang a song about a whale, read a story about
rainbow fish and a whale, and used water colors to paint a whale. We
worked together to paint a Big Brown Ark.
• Day 5- Zebra Day. We talked about zebras and patterns. We made
patterns using blocks. We cut white tape to make stripes on a black
zebra, or cut black tape to make stripes on a white zebra.
July 19, 2013
Zion Lutheran ECEC
204 S. Grant Street
Hinsdale, IL 60521
630-323-0065
www.zionlutheranecec.org
Upcoming Dates:
Zoo Too
This week of camp we continued to learn about more animals in the zoo.
• Day 1- Lion Day. We learned that a group of lions is a pride and a
baby lion is a cub. We used our cutting skills to make a lion’s mane on
a lion’s mask.
• Day 2- Alligator Day. We talked about the differences between
alligators and crocodiles. We made two different crocodiles and
heard a story about a crocodile.
• Day 3- Bear Day. Using the story of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” we
hid animals in a rice shaker.
• Day 4- Monkey Day. We pretended to be 5 little monkeys on a bed.
We painted a brown monkey face and glued on eyes, ears and mouth.
The monkeys are really funny.
• Day 5- Zoo Safari. We made binoculars and went on a hunt. We also
had a special zoo snack of animal crackers, graham crackers and
cream cheese.
So what’s been happening in K-skills? We are using children as letters
June 11-August 1 K-skills
Summer Camp
July 22-26 Sand Castles and
Water Works
July 29– August 2 Kingdom
Rock
Call to sign-up for
one or more days!
Preschool Home Visits
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August 20-23
Preschool Visiting Days
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August 23-27
Preschool First Days
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August 28-30
and numbers to review the alphabet, practice counting and learn about
even/odd. The estimation jar has been filled with matchbox cars, unifix
cubes, crayons and markers. We are using the terms more and less. We are
creating AABB and ABC patterns. We are also practicing our addresses. The
children have been mentally and physically active. They’ll have minds ready to
learn when they go back to school.
“The mission of Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center is to open the door to a lifetime of learning in a Christ-centered community.”