The children were eager to start the day today with our “Donut Shop” color game. All of the children are really getting to know their colors. We have circles in an array of colors. We begin with clapping our hands on our legs and singing, “Down around the corner at the donut shop, where there are lots of pretty donuts with sugar on top. Along comes, (child’s name), all alone” and she/ he picks a circle and names the color. The children have had great fun at this.

We welcomed our new friend to WWF this morning. Ozzie is 19 months old and we are glad to have him with us.

We read two books about airplanes, then we talked about different things we might put in our suitcase when we travel. The children had great suggestions. The children looked through magazines and we sought out pictures pertaining to what we might pack, cut the pictures out, and made a mural. The children enjoyed squirting the glue on the paper, and gluing down their picture. We looked at a picture of an airplane and how it looks inside. The chldren even picked where they would want to sit.

Boarding passes, please! Our “crew” boarded the WWF Airlines outside in our box airplanes. They checked in their luggage on wheels, handed Miss Lisa their pretend boarding passes, fastened their seat belts and tightened them, and enjoyed a pretend lunch on individual trays. They placed their drink orders, and some even requested dessert. After landing, the children went up to our roundabout, started their engines, and began to fly. Their arms turned into wings. Just as we were taking off, we saw a real plane in the air. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect!

All of the children have enjoyed harvesting the garden. Today we picked some green beans, zucchini, and more tomatoes. The zucchini was added to some delicious pasta sauce for lunch. The children had whole wheat pasta, and bananas.

This afternoon we will explore outside and discuss things that do and do not fly. A few of the children spotted two butterflies this morning, and they were excited to see them flying. This opened up a whole discussion on how butterflies have wings different than airplane wings, but both can fly.

We are still searching for a pair of Stride Rite pink shoes and an outfit that went missing last Thursday. If anyone picked them up in a plastic bag inadvertently, please let us know.

We look forward to soaring to new heights this week with more discussion on airplanes and shapes.

Enjoy the day!