Wow, what a fun and busy week for us 3B! This was Week of the Young Child and it was fun to share in so many unique morning activities with you. We explored music, food, teamwork, artwork, and our families. Thanks for making this week such a special week. It is so nice that we are finding our stride as Virtual 3B! You all should be so proud of yourselves!
As we get to spend so much time with our families, it has been very nice to share in all of your families with you. As we talk more and more, we see that families can mean so much more than simply moms, dads, bothers and sisters. As our explorations of family have continued, 3B friends have been adding aunts, uncles, cousins, great grandparents and pets. To each of us, family means something a little bit different than it might to someone else. We are happy to celebrate all of our 3B families, whatever that may mean. Great job this week drawing family portraits, sharing photographs, and helping us to in displaying how many members each of your 3B families has.
In honor of Earth Day this week, we engaged in many activities to help us to remember to take care of the Earth because the Earth always takes care of us. Todd Parr’s Earth Book was a wonderful way to read about some of the ways we can help take care of this planet we all share. It was great to see how many of you enjoyed creating handprint-flowers with special grownups on Work Together Wednesday. All of you worked so well together, indeed.
One afternoon, we especially enjoyed our nature walk show-and-tell activity. You brought so many great natural finds to share with friends. The flowers were all beautiful, and it was great to see such unique finds as twigs shaped like letters and a bright patch of moss. Your focus was incredible as we turned our show-and-tell into an observational drawing session in which all who participated created great works to be proud of.
Have a great weekend everybody!
Link for Morning Meetings next week: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HtfcIKQz6kcTgIWxy5pAsLYKEGDRQY3qrYpjxdTa_js/edit?usp=sharing
Afternoon Activities and Materials - 4/27 - 5/1
Monday - Collage Mask Making - Using old cardboard and/or other types of paper and materials you can collage a mask.
Materials:
• Cardboard and paper cut into various shapes
• Markers/Crayons/Pens, etc.
• Glue/glue stick
Tuesday - Science - Egg in Vinegar - Scientific Method
Egg exploration using senses
Predictions - What will happen to the egg in the vinegar?
Materials:
• Egg
• vinegar
• clear jar
Humpty Dumpty - Movement game
Wednesday - Dis-Dance Party
• No materials needed
Thursday - Check on Eggs (from Tuesday) & Make DIY Model Magic
Materials:
• 1 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup cornstarch + additional for kneading
• 3/4 cup cold water
• food coloring (optional) - 5-10 drops depending on desired color
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.
