Inspired by the conversations about Sleeping Beauty and roses, we gathered as many different plants and flowers as we could find in our backyard and put them in a tub. We set out paint and invited Wee Friends to use the plants/flowers as paint brushes.

Stephen and Nate were particularly interested in exploring the plants without paint. Stephen identified a bug in the tub! Many friends made a collage of painted images with the flower/plant brushes. Alma chose two plants and kept the images they created separated on her paper canvas.

 Completely independently, Nate and Umi sequenced like shaped Magna-Tiles creating a standing rectangular track.

 

 

Another math manipulative came off the shelf – The Peg Board. Macy, Alexandra and Ada spent time pushing pegs into and out of the board, creating many shapes and patterns. Kai is working on Kindergarten math lessons. Today he drew lines on a grid, counted to 18 and practiced writing the corresponding numbers.

 

 We read another adaptation of Sleeping Beauty (by Kinuko Y. Craft) and compared/contrasted the story, characters and illustrations to the Disney version we’ve been reading at school.

 

 

 

 

Jane and Annie enjoyed creating their own music today and danced with roses.

We filled a tub with warm soapy water and added plastic fairies/ princesses and other small princess toys, a dolly, rose petals and morning glory leaves. Melinda commented that among the many sensorial activities we experience, water play is always the #1 choice!

For lunch, we served whole grain flat bread, ham slices, butternut squash with tomatoes and applesauce.

Enjoy a restful weekend!