The Turtles @ AFS: Safety First!

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Safety First!

Our safety goggles came in today, which means the Turtles are one step closer to building our BIG house! After putting our goggles on, Carol let us borrow her power drill so that the Turtles could build a workbench. She demonstrated for us how to push the button and let all our friends try too!

Then the Turtles set off to work with building a work bench! Each of the Turtles got a chance to drill and hammer in nails.

Then the Turtles and Little Frogs split up for Flip Flop Day! Some of the centers that were open in the Turtle room were the easel, block area, shaving cream, sand table, and snack. Centers in the Little Frog room included sandbox, blocks, snack, and map making.