Bridges and beans were the excitement of the morning! Using popsicle sticks, glue and scrap wood, Lisa guided Wee Friends in a bridge building exploration.
In another part of the classroom, a small group of friends gathered to sort black beans, red kidney beans and black eyed peas.
We looked at a picture of Jack’s beans in one of our several versions of the story. We studied how the beans were alike and different. We learned the names for each variety and studied the shapes and colors of the beans. Friends filled miniature pie tins with beans and when they fell to the floor, they imagined they were picking berries.
After this sensory exploration, Melinda led a science experiment. First, she examined the many different illustrations of beanstalks in our Jack books. They further studied the the shape, size, color and names of the beans. She asked “Do you think these beans will grow?” Each friend chose one of the three variety of beans and went outside to plant the bean in a small pot. Over the coming days, friends will watch to see if their beans will grow.
While friends were waiting for their turn to go outside, we created drama with our hula hoop/fabric tunnel and a tambourine. A WF became a seed hidden deep in the ground. As the tambourine shook, the WF Seed grew and grew….the tambourine stopped, and the WF Seed popped up and out of the earth! We sang our Jack song and practiced echoing:
“Jack and the Beanstalk, what a story, Jack and the Beanstalk, what a tale!
There’s a mom, (there’s a mom) and there’s Jack (and there’s Jack)!
There’s a cow (there’s a cow) and a duck (and a duck)!
(together) There’s a Giant and His Wife, Jack runs for his life in
Jack and the Beanstalk, what a story, Jack and the Beanstalk, what a tale!”
Our Wee Sprouts today are organic carrots. Breakfast was oatmeal and clementines. For lunch, Tami prepared chicken and brown rice, romaine and raisin salad with balsamic vinaigrette and bananas.
Tomorrow is “Bring Your Favorite Book to School “Day! Please encourage your child to bring a book!
Have a great day!