Fairy Tales

We heard 3 great fairy tales this week.  On Tuesday we heard Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, Wednesday The Three Little Pigs and on Thursday we heard The Three Dassies by Jan Brett.  This is a contemporary fairytale based on the 3 Little Pigs.  Here is the link to the video in case you'd like to watch it and share it at home with your child.  The Three Dassies

Other highlights of the week:

• We played outside extra long all week and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather!
• Mrs. Swietlik came in on Wednesday and helped us build various materials...we used duplos to try and make the brick house from The Three Little Pigs.
• We had music with Mrs. Jenkins on Tuesday.
• We held a mock election to vote for leader of the stuffed animals.  The candidates were Barry Bear and Mousie.  Barry Bear won in a very close vote of 7-6.
• We used do a dots with Mrs. Chyko to  create letters, numbers and other designs.
• We used stencils in the morning with Mrs. Gould to create various scenes.  Often we tell Mrs. Gould about our pictures and ask her to write down words to go with them. 
• We celebrated Max's 5th birthday!

After we heard The Three Little Pigs we each decided which pig we'd like to make.  Some kids chose the little pig who built his house of sticks, while others chose the one who built his house of straw or bricks.  Our favorite part of the story was saying together "I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in!!"  We read the James Marshall version of this fairytale.  

We finished our "counting hens" project.  This activity is an example of  how we accommodate the different developmental levels of children we have in our class.  Some of the kids can count to 10, put the matching number of dots on their hens, and write their numerals independently. Others need various levels of  help while grasping the concept of one to one counting, how to hold a marker, and writing numerals. Our goal is to meet each child at their current developmental level and gently lead them as they grow in their learning.

Happy 5th birthday Max!  We loved the ice cream sandwiches you brought in for a treat.  Hope you had a great day!