Our trip to Green's Plants and Produce last week was lots of fun. There were so many different colors and shapes to discover. The children also enjoyed comparing textures and looking at the beautiful flowers. They did a great job of decorating the pumpkins that we purchased.
This week in Nature/Science we will continue to learn about Mammals. We will read Animals That Live in Trees and Animals and Their Hiding Places. We will also plant radish seeds into our garden and practice pulling weeds. Our lettuce, broccoli, and chard are already beginning to sprout!
We will learn about Indians this week, play an Indian game called "The Bowl", and learn the song, "Land of the Silver Birch". We'll read The Wampanoags and the First Thanksgiving and The Legend of the Paintbrush. We will also read "Thankfulness in the Bible" from A Child's Bood of Character Building and watercolor a picture about the story.
We will sing our "O-R-A-N-G-E, R-E-D, G-R-E-E-N, and B-R-O-W-N songs. We'll review our Nursery Rhymes that we have learned so far, read "The Emperor's New Clothes", and make an Emperor. We will also review our letters A-F. Please continue to review these letters at home (the Itsy Bitsy Letter books that they are bringing home are great for keeping and using to practice the sounds).
In Math, we will make a number 6 book and trace our numbers 1-6. We will also practice matching items, grouping items into sets, and identifying likenesses and differences.
We're planning to practice playing rhythms on our drums in Music this week and learn how to performs a rain dance. We'll also learn the motions to a new Thanksgiving song. In Art, we will make Dreamcatchers and sketch the flowers in our garden.
Our trip to Mainstay Farms has been changed to Wednesday, November 4. You may meet us at the school or at the Farm (We will leave the school at 8:30). The tour starts at 9:30. Be sure to bring a lunch and a jacket.
