Over the weekend, Tami turned our sensory bin into a light table. The top lid is white and the bin itself, she painted metallic silver. She added three small fluorescent lights inside the bin. Throughout the morning, friends took turns creating structures with the translucent Magna-Tiles.

Our older friends were the first group to hop aboard the gymnastics bus. Today both groups worked on the cheese mat and resi-rocker. They did forward rolls, backward rolls and straddle rolls. On the resi-rocker, they did cartwheels over the top of the mat. Ask your gymnast about

the rocket ship they ended class with!

While the big kids were on the bus, our toddler friends played a path game in which they rolled the die and moved spaces 1-6. We drew dots on the game, in the same configuration as a die and they matched their roll accordingly.

In preparation for our Thursday Fall Concert (Nov. 17th, 4:30pm), we created crowns out of orange construction paper, glue and sparkles. Older friends used scissors to create zig-zag triangular borders while younger friends used the scissors to practice cutting. Nate identified circular and star shaped sparkles.

We did get outside this morning for about 15 minutes, but came in when it started to rain. We read books, explored how our bodies and voices turn into turkeys in an imaginative musical improv. We rehearsed our concert songs and brainstormed different foods to prepare for our Wee Friends Thanksgiving lunch next week. Pizza, ice cream and spaghetti were among the favorites!

Melinda led a message board exploration on “What kind of game should we make in hopscotch?” Our plan is to convert hopscotch into a life-sized game board.

For lunch we served whole wheat pasta with cheesy white sauce and peas, banana/orange fruit salad and carrots/peas.

Have a terrific day.