We all enjoyed our trip to Mainstay Farms last week. The children played in a huge hay barn together, roasted marshmallows, and found their way through a giant maze. They climbed a big slide, and then we all clambered on the hayride and rode back with our friends.
This week we will continue to learn about the Forest Habitat. We will narrate Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, and we will pretend to hop like kangaroos to Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3. We will also read "A Beaver and a Squirrel", "A Beaver Dam", and "A Snail" in our Christian Liberty Nature Readers. The children are feeding it and watching it eat. Three of our tadpoles have now become frogs, and the fourth one has grown his rear legs. We are all watching him closely (he is the biggest tadpole, and we wonder whether he will be a bigger frog).
We are learning about Pilgrims and Indians. We will read Totem Pole, and make Indian totem poles and teepees this week. The children have been working hard on their Dreamcatchers, and we will add beads and feathers to them. We will read, Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation and Thanksgiving Day. We will also play Pass the Stone and an Indian sign language game.
We'll be working with the letter "G" and "H". We will practice writing them on our little chalkboards, make them out of playdoh, and paint them on the easel. We will also play "Find It" with the Explode the Code Wall Chart using the letters A-H. Were planning to read Henny Penny and Bear's Hiccups, and we'll learn the B-L-U-E color song.
This lovely weather has allowed us to spend more time in our garden area. This week we will be picking and pressing the flowers, making sketches, and planting collards and spinach seeds.
If you have'nt turned in your Auction fundraiser items yet, please turn them in to Jennifer this week if possible. Our Thanksgiving feast is Thursday, November 19 at 11:15. Parents are welcome to attend. We will dress like Pilgrims and sing our Thanksgiving songs. There will be a sign-up sheet in the hall (please bring enough for 7 children and parents.
