A Pair of Mittens!

Today we had "snowballs" inside the Touch and Feel Pool. The kids used clothes pins to pick them up and move them around. During morning circle, the kids shared their favorite winter clothing item.

Today's book was One Mitten by Kristine O'Connell George.  What can you do with only one mitten?   The little girl only has one....and so she uses her imagination to pretend all the things she can do, be, and play with a single mitten.  And when she finally finds the other mitten, hidden under the cat, she realizes there is a whole bunch of other things that she can do with two mittens!!

For language circle, we discussed the differences between gloves and mittens. We also learned that mittens come in pairs...or a set of two. We thought of other things that come in pairs. At the end of the circle, the kids helped identify the different clothing items and where they belong on our body to keep us warm.   The kids talked about what body parts we wear each item....and some things even have different names that we can call them.  

For art the kids decorated a mitten. The mitten had a raised texture and the kids loved using different colors. We reviewed the difference between gloves and mittens before cleaning up for lunch.