Hello!

Differing kinds of tracks took up the beginning of our morning! The wooden train tracks and the big yellow tracks were the most popular. “We have to make big turns so that the trains can go fast!”, said a friend.

Play dough was requested so Clara got out the play dough that smells like peppermint. Children took turns at the table, manipulating the play dough into many different forms. A lot of children used the rolling pins in some fashion. Jackson and Clara used the rolling pin to flatten their block of play dough as thin as they could.

Not only does play dough allow us to work on our fine motor skills but so many different creations are created! Today, we had a heart, pancake, and wall built!

Since it was Tuesday (our muffin day), we made our own homemade apple-oatmeal muffins!

First, I told everyone that was around the island that we were going to have to double the recipe. If we just made the regular recipe, it would’ve yielded 12 muffins. I asked if that would’ve been enough for our class. Clara shouted, “No! Not everyone would be able to have one!” So I brought up the word “doubling”.

I took two muffin tins and we counted all of the circles. We came to the number 24! After measuring the dry and wet ingredients individually, we mixed them together!

Daniel used the word, “brilliant” once he tasted his muffin. They appeared to be a hit!

In large group today, we read the sequel to ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’ which is called, ‘Pickles to Pittsburgh’. We observed their neighborhood throughout the story. Many questions like; “How is the food falling from the sky?” and “What if our neighborhood looked like that?” were asked.

After we read the story, we brainstormed as a group. Friends took turns raising their hands, telling the group what they see in their neighborhood. I told them that I live in an apartment complex which may yield different observations. I commented that I see a lot of cars where I live because there are no garages. “So you have to leave your car outside every night?!”

We talked about the flooding that happened overnight. There were some children that saw standing water while others didn’t. As a group, friends started a discussion about why some neighborhoods have certain things while others don’t, such as trees and cars.

Breakfast– Whole grain cheerios and PPC peaches.

Lunch– Whole wheat pasta with butter and shredded chicken, PPC strawberries, and green beans/cherry tomatoes.

PM snack– Homemade apple-oatmeal muffins and block cheddar cheese.

Wee Sprouts– Cherry tomatoes from PPC.

Have a terrific evening!

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 8/16