This month, we continued winter learning through stories and activities. The class read the book “The Bear Snores On”. We built the students a pretend cave that they used to act out the story. In the book, the other forest animals drink tea and pop popcorn, so the students had a chance to enjoy these treats as well. The bear finally wakes up in the story when he sneezes on pepper. The students got to taste pepper that was sprinkled on French Fries.
Another book we read was “Ten on the Sled” – which helped the students practice learning their numbers. Afterward, we made popsicle stick sleds and re-created the animal characters who rode the sled down a slope. Another day, the students made ‘snowball pudding’ (rice pudding) and helped choose a couple of sweet spices – cardamom and cinnamon – to top it with. This month, the students also enjoyed music by dancing with Ms. Shirley and drumming with Mr. Darcy. Both of these welcomed guests talked about the rhythm of a drum beating like each of our hearts, and like the heart of mother earth. |