Happy Friday!
Jackson and Lucy worked with rubber heart trays and colored gems. First, they separated the gems by color and put certain colors in the trays while leaving the reminder gems in the glass jar.
Boy, was it a music filled morning!
Almost all of our friends gathered on the music rug where Miss Melinda turned on different nature music. We listened to the different sounds that we heard and thought of things they were representing. For instance, one of the songs had loud noises so Lucy suggested, “It could be bears stomping their feet!”
“The farmer takes the wife. The farmer takes the wife. Hi-ho the derrio. The farmer takes the wife.”
“The wife takes a child. The wife takes a child. Hi-ho the derrio. The wife takes a child.”
We formed a big circle and learned the song, ‘The Farmer in the Dell’. Jackson started off as a farmer and decided who his wife should be (Anna!). The song went on and on until all of our characters had been chosen!
The rhythm of the song and the makeup of the words allowed friends to sing along! We ended it by Tate becoming the cheese and standing alone in the circle!
Next came ‘Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush’. Friends followed Miss Melinda’s gestures and listened to the words in the music.
Finally, we headed back over to the piano area where everyone was given an instrument. Miss Melinda handed out one instrument at a time. Before friends got the instrument, we had to tell her what the instrument was called!
Music was turned on that had various instruments. Friends listened with their ears and when they heard their instrument, they began to play!
Journaling was a hit again today. We’re continuing to work on the journaling procedure with our younger friends. Everyone is enjoying being able to put words to their pictures.
In large group, we read two stories that belong to the ‘fiction’ category. ‘Bear’s Loose Tooth’ and ‘Zoom’ are made up stories; not real. We reviewed all of the stories that we read throughout the week and what type of book they are!
Breakfast– Rice cakes with no nut butter and grapes.
Lunch– Hummus on whole wheat bread, apples, and broccoli.
PM snack– Grapes, pretzels, and string cheese.
Wee Sprout– Broccoli.
Have a great weekend!
-Mindy
Link to pictures: WF 9/23