We started the day off schedule....but with a great surprise.....our very special visitor today....Officer Wade stopped by! First, we sat and listened as he told us all about police officers. They all wear special blue clothes, called a uniform, with a badge and a patch on each arm. Police officers can drive patrol cars, bikes, helicopters, motorcycles, boats, and sometimes....even horses! Officer wade told us some good ways to stay safe. The kids were all really good listeners and asked some intelligent questions! Then we headed outside to tour the police car. Definitely the highlight of the experience! The kids all took turns climbing through the backseat....and some found themselves quite comfortable in the car and didn't want to leave! We walked around the car and looked at the numbers and words written on the sides. We observed the lights flashing yellow and blue. And....then....we listened to the siren. The kids were a little nervous at first, but it wasn't nearly as loud as they expected. And we learned that if we hear that siren, it means to move over and slow down because the police are in a hurry to get somewhere! Officer Wade was so much fun....and he left us all with special police badge stickers and coloring books! We will be looking for him patrolling the neighborhood on our next Out and About!
Our story today was Thanksgiving Day Thanks by Laura Malone Elliot. The story was about a class at school. They were completing Thanksgiving projects and had to think of something they were thankful for. Poor Sam can't think of what to do for his project....or what he's most thankful for. After much thinking, he attempts to re-create the Thanksgiving Day Parade, but a strong wind ruins his project. Luckily his friend Mary Ann uses her arrow-shooting skills to rescue one balloon and save the day. This prompts Sam to finally realize what he is thankful for: time spent with his family and wonderful friends.
After reading the story, we started to discuss what being thankful means and made a list of some things that we are thankful for in our lives.
For art, the kids used leaves we collected outside to make a leaf turkey. The turkey had a head, beak, eyes and waddle. Then we added colorful leaves as the turkey feathers.
After lunch, we practiced the kids special parts of the holiday show in December. They each took a book home with their part highlighted to they can practice! They are so looking forward to the Thanksgiving Feast next week with families! Here are the songs we are going to sing:
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