As we prepare for our 'Taste of Thanksgiving' next Monday, we spent time reading two books, "The Story of Thanksgiving" (Nancy Skarmeas)and "Celebrating Thanksgiving" (Joel Kupperstein). The books introduced the Pilgrims, their trip over the great big ocean, the Native Americans and how they helped the Pilgrims, and then the feast they shared for being so thankful for all of the food that they had. We talked about how this happened a long time ago, but we still celebrate Thanksgiving because we are thankful for so many things. The kids were excited to share the things for which they are thankful.
We started painting the body and feathers for a turkey and will finish our product tomorrow.
Using the IPad, the kids used an alphabet application to reinforce letter identification while they practiced taking turns.
Our 'gem of the day' was when Tucker observed the playground today and commented, "Ms. Gail, this isn't a real playground. It's a wet playground!" Indeed it was, but we had fun finding all different kinds of leaves of all different colors.
We joined the three and four year old class at the end of the day to listen to the things that they are thankful for and sing songs with them. It was a little hard for the kids to understand that we were having our "party", as they called it, next Monday. But, everything turned out okay and we will be busy making our decorations for Monday. Please see your email with details about Monday.
