It has been another great week for 3B! We are so happy that so many of the 3B friends are so happily engaged in, and laughing so much during, our virtual Morning Meetings! It seems that many of us are finding our new grooves. Thanks to everybody for helping keep us entertained and smiling!
After recapping Easter from the weekend, we got to explore Passover to begin our week. We had so much fun listening to Alligator Seder and Frogs Here, Frogs There song. It is always nice to explore the holidays that we hold dear, or holidays that may be new to us and shine a light on something wonderful for us to learn. We would like to thank Ms. Rachel for providing us with her lovely reading of Alligator Seder and the songs we were able to share. Thanks Rachel!
Because we are spending so much time with our families these days, we thought it would be fun to explore what families are and what families mean to us. Ms. Debbie made a great chart of us and we used it for counting and naming our family members who are with us every day right now. This is only the beginning of our focus on families, so continue to think about what family means to you. Are pets family? Even fish? Who knows? We all have our very own unique definitions of family, and this is just how it should be.
3B, you did a great job with your shapes recognition and scavenger hunt this week! We tried to trick you with some tough shapes, but you named them all and you all found items to match those shapes: books for squares and rectangles, scissors and game pieces for triangles, dishes and wheels for circles. There was no tricking 3B! Maybe next time, what do you think?
Have a great weekend 3B families!
Reminders:
Next week we will be returning to our afternoon sessions as well. Remember, they will now be at 2 p.m. instead of 1 p.m. We hope to see all of you there.
Next week is the Week of the Young Child. Because we will be celebrating the young children in our lives, we will be doing some fun activities and games. These will require some simple materials. Below is the list of activities and materials needed. We are looking forward to another great week!
Morning Meeting Activities - Week of the Young Child
Monday - Music Monday -
• Freeze Dance, Move to the Beat, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
• If time - Read - Giraffes Can’t Dance
Tuesday - Tasty Tuesday
• Let’s have breakfast or a favorite fruit snack together and verbally share in what we are eating
• Q: What’s your favorite fruit?
• What do you love about it?
Wednesday - Work Together Wednesday/Earth Day -
• Flower hands
Materials:
• Markers/Crayons/Pens, etc.
• Paper
• Scissors (if have and will be with the child or trust to use alone)
• If time - Read - Todd Parr’s Earth Book
Thursday - Artsy Thursday -
• Family Portrait Drawing
Materials:
• Markers/Crayons/Pens, etc.
• Paper
Friday - Family Friday/Special Person’s Day
• Share Family Portraits - Drawn (on Thursday) and real family photos
• Continue with family Chart
Afternoon Activities - 4/20 - 4/24
Monday - Puppet Making - Pig/Wolf
• Paper for wolves and pigs
• markers (or similar) for decorating
• Glue or tape
• Popsicle stick/pencil
Tuesday - Nature Walk Show and Tell
• Go on a walk around the yard/neighborhood/park and collect leaves and twigs, take pictures of flowers or trees, and share your nature walk treasures with the group. These can also be things you already have in the house: stones/geodes, leaves, plants, bamboo, etc.
Wednesday - Friend and Family Portraits -
• Markers/Crayons/Pens, etc.
• Paper
• Scissors
Thursday - Make Pesto
• 2 cups fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup (freshly, if possible) grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup pine nuts (can substitute chopped walnuts or sunflower seeds)
Friday - Continue Illustrating - The Three Little Pigs
• The book we have made prior weeks on Friday -or- printer paper to start a new book
• Markers/Crayons/Pens, etc.
