The Week of the Young Child

    The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration sponsored by the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children). According to the NAEYC website, "..the purpose of the week of the young child is to focus attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs." We did a variety of activities this week to observe the event. On Wednesday, April 9th, we decided to focus our attention on one of our all time favorite childhood authors, Eric Carle and one of our favorite books, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Here are some of the highlights from our day:

Aidan shows us the book of the day: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, after it was read to Ms. Elizabeth's Pre-K class.

 Meet our special treat, Mr. Caterpillar! He is made up of vanilla cupcakes, colored vanilla frosting, and gummy worms! Each classroom received their own Mr. Caterpillar snack to help celebrate this special day.

I can think of some more "very hungry caterpillars" in Ms. Chelsea's Preschool 2 classroom that cannot wait to get their hands on this treat! 

Mason from our Toddler room wastes no time and digs right in!

Here is a snap shot of our "very hungry" snack time in Ms. Samantha & Ms. Katelyn's class!

Our featured "very hungry" artist: Ms. Alyssa from our Toddler class with this VERY adorable hand print caterpillar.

For more information about The Week of the Young Child, please visit: http://www.naeyc.org/woyc/faq#what

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