“Green, white, red, Green, white, red! That’s what Luciano Pavarotti said!”

Today, after spending the the early morning outside catching butterflies with big red nets, we came inside and studied the colors of the Italian flag. We studied the shape that makes up the flag. A small group of friends worked at one table gluing flag shapes to white paper. It morphed into scissor work and sketching.

At the other table, a group of friends used tape, in the colors of the Italian flag, to create a larger work of art.

Simon found the colors of the Italian flag in his transportation book.

We studied two songs within two different genres of music: the Italian aria and the American pop song. First, we listened to Luciano Pavarotti sing “Caro mio ben”. We listened closely to his voice and the instruments being played. Friends recognized the flute and violin! Friends described his voice as strong. Then we listened to Taio Cruz sing “Dynamite”. Friends said they heard the beat and the drums and it was very fast. Ada expressed that she liked Luciano better because his voice was softer. After our discussion,  we stood up and sang our own song “Green, white, red, Green, white, red! That’s what Luciano Pavarotti said!”. We explored how that long interesting name, Luciano Pavarotti, fit into our mouths and how it sounded in our voices. We rolled our r’s and we incorporated hand motions, just like Baboo taught us. Then we added a little choreography as we sang along.

After lunch, our smaller friends read Fancy Nancy with Lisa, and our older Wee Friends read Bob Books, aloud, to each other.

Wee Sprouts: pea pods and cucumbers, Breakfast: Cheerios and bananas, Lunch: whole wheat English muffins with cream cheese and melted mozzarella, pea pods and grapes.

Have a great day.