Gobble, gobble! It's turkey time at Small Friends. This week
the kids got in the spirit of Thanksgiving by making paper plate turkeys. One of the highlights of our week was making apple sauce together.
On Tuesday the kids sorted fall shapes by their attributes.
This week the kids made paper plate turkeys. On Tuesday they painted paper plates with sponges and colorful paint. On Thursday the kids added feathers, google eyes and turkey bodies to their colorful plates.
We made apple sauce this week. The kids helped us to chop apples, then we added some cinnamon and water. We ate the apple sauce during snack time and it was delicious!
There were clay pot turkeys and feathers in the texture table and colorful turkeys the kids used for sorting colors.
Lots of creative juices were flowing at the easels this week.
The kids loved playing a hide and seek game with a little mouse and colorful houses at the flannel board this week.
Baby Mabel loves her weekly dose of love and attention.
The kids had so much fun playing with their friends this week. Here is a small peek at all the action.
At circle time we learned a fun poem about forest friends who scampered up a tree and read a story about a mouse and an apple.
We are loving these cold and dry fall days.
We have a short week next week with Thanksgiving on Thursday. We are so thankful for your wonderful children.
Hugs,
Meghan and Christine
This week we made paper plate turkeys, cooked applesauce from scratch, and cut vegetables in the water tub - - looks like Thanksgiving is just around the corner!
The cutest turkeys will come home with you just in time for the holiday! The kids used dot markers to create colorful feathers on Tuesday.
The next school day, they added features to their turkeys!
Fall is apple picking time, so we had some fun with an apple seed counting game!
Then we made our own applesauce from scratch and this was a highlight! First, the little chefs chopped the apples into bite size pieces - we even left the peel on!
Then they added the apples to a pot, poured water in and let it simmer. A couple shakes of cinnamon were put in as well.
When the apples were soft, they took turns stirring the pot and mashing the apples.
We enjoyed it at snack time, especially with a little whipped cream on top!
At carpet time, we had fun singing "I'm a Nut" and "Way Up High in the Apple Tree!" Ask your child if they can sing these songs for you!
Some of the books we read were Ten Apples on Top and The Mouse and the Apple.
We also tried a new "Tick-Tock Little Yoga Clock" song!
Around the room, friends visited the building table with squirrels and wood as well as the light table where they could string on beads and leaves to trees.
The kids loved chopping real vegetables at the water tub!
There were opportunities all around the room for art, play, and activities!
We look forward to a fun day next week before the Thanksgiving holiday. And in the spirit of thanks - we want to say how GRATEFUL we are for you and your sweet children!
All the best,
Sheri and Lisa
