This week the 1A students made strawberry and Banana Smoothies, visited the farmers market, Enjoyed Circle time in Washington Market Park, celebrated a birthday, and spent some time exploring with their 1B friends.
Strawberry and Banana Smoothie!
Before we made our yummy smoothie, the students were more than happy to taste the fruit first.
Apples, Oranges and cinnamon Collage!
Sticky glue, dried sweet apples, oranges, and cinnamon Sticks!
Continuing our exploration of apples, the children created collages of dried apples, oranges, and cinnamon sticks.
The children maneuvered the sweet-scented fruit in their hands- experiencing its rough, flexible texture. They bent the apples with their fingers and mouthed the familiar material.
They equally enjoyed investigating the cinnamon sticks, trying to taste the brown spice.
When it was time to add the glue, our friends became very focused- watching as their teacher poured the glue from above their heads — momentarily forgetting about the fruit.
Watching in amazment, the sticky glue drizzled down on to their canvases. Some of the children showed their interest by poking the puddles of clear glue with their pointers, and others chose to press their hands into the sticky material.
The students maneuvered the dried apples and cinnamon sticks across their sticky canvases, arranging and rearranging the materials to their liking- creating beautiful collages.
Visiting the Farmers Market!
The children were thrilled to see and touch the different fruit and veggies they discovered at the farmers market!
Students, how about we make another visit to the farmers market and buy Avocados? We can bring it back to school and make Guacamole together.
Gus Turned One! Happy Birthday, Gus!
Thank you 1A families!
Have a great weekend.