We started the day with Wiki Stix in the Touch and Feel Pool. The kids were making all kinds of things....sleds, snowflakes, shapes, and even some letters! Very creative ways to start the morning!
Ms. Michelle was here today. She brought the parachute for some listening and following directions games. First, we listened and moved the parachute how Ms. Michelle asked us to do it. Sometimes slow, other times fast, sometimes high, other times low. We marched in a circle and then turned and marched the other way. Then we did some popcorn games with balls and scarfs. In honor of the winter theme....we ended with some cotton balls which made it look like it was snowing all over the place. There was so much laughter and excitement....it was clearly the most fun ever! Finger fun today was another "snow" recipe. Cornstarch and shaving cream....which we got EVERYWHERE! Sorry if your child's clothes are a little messy, but when they got started mixing the concoction and building and finding hidden objects....it was super hard to keep them clean!
Our book today was The Blue Mittens by Rachel Mann. Rose is super excited when she receives a package from Grandma. Inside she finds blue mittens that were her father's when he was young. They arrive just in time for the snow....but what will dad where? No worries, grandma shows up with another pair, in dad's perfect size!
For language circle we compared and contrasted mittens and gloves. They are a lot alike....both keeping our hands warm, and both coming in pairs (which we learned means a set of two). But, they have some important differences....especially when you look at the fingers!
For art we made our own handprints inside of blue mittens. The kids glued the mitten onto a yellow piece of paper....and then after painting our hands white.....we carefully.....with our fingers close together and our thumbs out.....put our hands in the mitten. By far the trickiest part was figuring out which hand was the right hand for the way that the mitten was glued down. Everyone did it different....but the finished product was super cute!
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