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| Today's story: Olivina Flies by Grace Lin | | Olvina the hen shows when she takes her maiden plane voyage. Invited to a
bird conference, Olvina fears she can't go because all the other birds
will be flying to Hawaii on their own wings. Her porcine friend, Will,
persuades her to take an airplane, but Olvina, who has never flown
before, admits that she's a chicken--figuratively as well as literally.
Still, she perseveres: getting to the airport and through a security
check, and then nervously taking off. Happily her seatmate turns out to
be another conference goer--Hailey the penguin, who also needs an
airplane to get her where she wants to go. The reassuring story gets a
madcap twist from the artwork. |
Much like the picture below, we made a balloon 'rocket' to learn how airplanes go by air.
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| We experimented with a balloon powered by air! |
Who knew that a simple balloon would get so many 'whooos' and 'ahhhhhs'. I felt like a rock star while I blew it up....OK- NOT while I was huffing and puffing and nothing was happening....but AFTER that. It was like magic! If you have a balloon at home, try it! Simply blow it up- predict what will happen- and let it go! Instant science experiment....AND language development!
With Ms. Michelle we painted shamrocks using shaving cream and green glitter. This adorable art was sensory-based AND fun!
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| Ms. Michelle's Shamrock Sensory Activity! |
Tomorrow we'll learn about rockets. Feel free to bring an rocket books to share!
