X is for X-ray

Hello preschool parents!

This week your children learned about the letter "Xx".  Being a somewhat difficult letter to do Arts and Crafts and Music & Movement with, we did things a bit differently.

• We made the letter "X" with Wikki Stix and then I let the children make their own creations.

Wikki Stix

"We're making robots and they have powers and they're cool!"  

"I'm just making these little twisty things."

• We followed a map to find treasure where "X" marks the spot.  The treasure was Twix candy bars and Pixy Stix.

Simone found the treasure!

Yeah!

Nora found the treasure!

Super Yeah!

• We talked about X-rays and I showed them X-rays of a dog, a hand, a skull, and this:  

An X-ray of my sister-in-laws wedding ring inside her stomach.  I told them how it got in there and they all thought it was hilarious.  Especially the part when they asked how she got it out and I had to explain to them it came out when she "pooped".  Major giggles.  Click here if you're curious.

• We practiced cutting skills by cutting out the letter "X".  

Look how good my big brother can cut!  I can't wait until it's my turn!

• We played tic-tac-toe with x's and o's.

My game with Austen.  He was x's and I was o's.

These pictures are from the letter "T" week when we had our tic-tac-toe tournament.

• For snack we had "Chex Mix" and fruit roll ups shaped like the letter X.  On the other day we had a cereal mix of "Trix", "Kix" and "Chex".  

What an eXcellent snack!

• Of course we still practiced our reading and letters.

Isaac is an Excellent reader and he doesn't even go into Kindergarten for another year and a half!

Dallin was the eXtra special Star Student in his class.

Brandon was the eXtra special Star Student in his class.

Funny Moment:  During circle time I was asking all of the kids if they knew any words that had the letter "X" in them.  The first word shouted out was, "SEX!"  I just kept right on talking and pretended like I didn't hear but it sure was funny!