Last week the children enjoyed acting out The Three Billy Goats Gruff in class.
We will sequence the story this week and the children will act it out with finger puppets.
In Phonics/Language we will practice our letter “H” sound as we sing “Harry the Hat Man” and “The Hippo Hop”. We will make turkeys with our hands and Indian hats. We will also play the Hokey Pokey.
In Social Studies we will read The Story of the First Thanksgiving as we continue to learn about the Pilgrims and Indians. We will learn about their voyage as we read excerpts from The Mayflower in 1620. The children will build a “ship” and we will sample foods that they might have eaten as we go on our imaginary voyage. We will continue to work on our Indian necklaces this week and make placemats for our feast on Thursday.
In Nature/Science the children will examine the woody central part of a tree trunk and learn about tree transportation. They will learn about how the sugars are transported from the leaves to the rest of the tree. We had fun collecting tiny acorns on the playground last week and sorting them in Nature Center. If you have acorns at home the children are welcome to bring them. We will collect and sort small, medium, and large leaves this week (the children may also bring interesting fall leaves from home).
In Music the children will join hands with a partner and rock back and forth as we sing “Sailing on the Mayflower”. We will play a game called “Indian Jump-To-Beat”. We will play “Turkey Chase” with balls. The children will also practice doing an Indian Rain Dance.
In Bible we will learn about why the Pilgrims were thankful and share what makes us thankful with our friends. We will paint and read “Thankfulness in the Bible” and “Thankfulness at Home” from A Child’s Book of Character Building.
