Today was filled with a variety of small group activities.

Our apples were finally dry enough to finish our apple dolls. Using google eyes, pipe cleaners, yarn and felt two small groups took turns adding hair, arms, legs, eyes and clothes!

In housekeeping, another small group acted out selected scenes from Beauty and the Beast. We first looked at the book and a few friends turned to the pages that illustrated the scenes they were interested in exploring.

Addi was one of several chickens who were fed by Belle. We used this moment to stretch and exercise our gross motor muscles.

At first princesses Alma and Umi told the Beast to “go away!”. They soon relented and invited the Beast to be their friend. Today, the improv was guided with provoking questions such as “The Beast isn’t leaving the castle, what should we do?” or “I see the Beast is smiling, what does that say to you?”

The imaginative play morphed into Snow White (per Annie’s request!) in which Annie made an appearance as the princess who eats the apple and falls instantly. Annie has mastered this dramatic, graceful, tragic (yet totally safe!) fall. Kai snuck into the Beast costume and we were suddenly back in the castle where a tired and “kind on the inside” Beast was comforted by his friends!

We created a replica of the rose in the vase whose petals slowly fall. We counted the petals and will watch them fall one by one, counting as we go.

Melinda is playing several WF songs on her accordian and friends are singing along! Today she explored 4/4 time, counting to four and then teaching the singers to “sing now!”. They clapped this rhythm out and then used instruments to practice keeping the beat.

Be on the lookout for information for our WF Winter Concert!

Special Note: You may find some time black seeds on the floor in our science center. Rest assured that we do not have any little visitors, these seeds are from inside the bean pods in our sensory bin!

Also, we do have a cold being passed around the classroom. Symptoms include a runny nose, heavy coughing and chest congestion, plugged up ears, and post nasal drip. No fever reported so far.

For lunch we served cream cheese/carrots on whole wheat tortillas, roasted potatoes and applesauce.

Hope you are having moments of rest in your day.