Arrrrr!  It was a pirate filled morning!

Today at the art table, older children looked at US & world flags and designed their own mini-flags out of flannel.  They sewed their flannel flag designs onto their flannel. 

F 2.16 Identify US and state flags

F2.9 Use different colors, textures and shapes to create form and meaning.

F. 2.19 Use a variety of material to create original artwork

The younger children chose their color, shape, and stamp to design their own pirate flags.

F 3.1 Participate in activities using a materials with a variety of properties.

Tami created a pirate coin game.  The children rolled a dice and place the corresponding number of coins on their game boards.  1 to 5 the children earned coins, but when you roll a 6, you take all your coins off.  (This activity met about 15 Indiana Foundations!)

F 1.8 Rote counting to 10

F 2.6 Make a collection of items large by adding objects

F 3.12 Apply one to one correspondence to objects

The sensory table is filled with blue rice and a new pirate ship.  This area was busy all day!

F 2.2 Express self in dramatic play

F 1.5 Use the five senses