Western round up!

Our big Western round up was today!  The room was ready to go and the buckeroos were excited!
We had a great time today.  One of my moms made these amazing stick ponies for me!  I hung these wanted by God poster.  I downloaded a free Western font and just printed pictures from ones I already had in black and white!  A free craft (I don't do that very often)...

W Week!

W week is upon us and I love this week!  On Wednesday we do our big Western round-up!  Each teacher takes a different element of a "Dude Ranch".  We have 4 PreK teachers.  The first Room is mine and we ride our stick ponies into the barn....We learn how to take care of our ponies, ride them and feed them.  We finish our time with some square dancing!  I love the song "ride that Pony" by Dr. Jean.  The next room we have a camp fire, sing campfire songs, roast marshmallows, and make s'mores! The third room we enter the dairy farm.  We learn how to milk a cow, and rope a steer!  The final area we go "out on the range" for some field games.  Sack races, pony races, and pin the badge on the cowboy!  Here are some pictures of last year....will add some from this year after the event.  You can pick up our great western unit HERE!

Western Round-Up

Happy Sunday!  Kim and I are getting ready to present thematic units to fellow teachers on Friday!  Wow!  Do I have a new appreciation for presenters.  I am amazed at how much work it is and what a blast it is!  The big thing is knowing when to stop..I think I could add new elements forever.  One of the units we are showcasing is our Western Round-Up where we collaborate with the other preschool teachers in our department.  We each take an element of a dude ranch and the kids travel from room to room dressed as cowboys and cowgirls and experience life on the range!  We have a rootin' tootin' good time!  Our unit spells out how we turn our rooms into thematic wonderlands and execute each element.
You can get our Western Round-Up Unit HERE!
Here is a preview of what you will get....

And what fun is it with no FREEBIE!!!
You can get our freebie here!