Squirrels!

Even though it was not theme related.....we started our morning circle by talking about todays holiday!!  It's St. Patrick's Day! Lots of the kids remembered to wear green and we shared things we know about St. Patrick's day and leprechauns.

Today's book was Bear and Squirrel Are Friends by Deb Pilutti.  Bear and Squirrel were unusual friends because bears like to eat squirrels for a snack. Bear and Squirrel had a lot in common, the both liked to collect acorns and blueberries. Bear helped Squirrel make a nest in the trees for winter and Squirrel helped Bear get ready to hibernate in his cave. When Bear woke up from his hibernation...he was very hungry!! He couldn't help himself.....he ate all the blueberry pancakes Squirrel made for breakfast!

After reading the story, we compared bears and squirrels. We talked about ways they are the same and ways they are different.

For art, the kids helped decorate the shell of the acorn. The kids decided if they wanted a black shell or a colorful shell. We tore paper and pinched it into small balls before gluing it onto the shell of the acorn. After the kids finished decorating the acorn, they wrote "nut" on the acorn so we could remember what squirrels like to eat.

 After lunch and music, we took a few minutes to take a walk around the courtyard to look for clovers or shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day and....while we were out there....we even found some acorns for the squirrels!