Thanksgiving

This week we talked about all the things that we are thankful for.  You will like your children's answers :)  I wrote them down on a leaf cutout and will hand them out with the scrapbook at the end of the year.  We also talked about size comparisons this week.  We read a big book (literally, it is 3 feet by 2 feet!) talking about big and small things, and then we compared sizes with a game shown in the center below:

We also set the table for Thanksgiving dinner and had our own little feast.  The children were great at sharing and loved cooking for each other.

We also practiced our letter R this week.  I wrote some 'R's on the table and covered it with shelving paper (can't think of the name right now) and the kids were allowed to color on the table for a day.  Of course, they were very happy to do so as you see below:

We also talked some more about coins.  We have now been introduced to each of the coins, so the children had a veggie tray with all of the coins mixed up in the middle tray and had to sort them by coin in the different trays.  They may not remember the each of the names or the values so much, but even to have them differentiate between the different coins is a good start.  They remember more than we think though, we all know that from experience! 

And, you can't talk about Thanksgiving without giving the good ol' turkey some of the spotlight, so we each made our own turkey out of pumpkin and leaf cutouts. 

The Monday-Wednesday class had one extra day this week, and we talked about families.  We each named the members of our family and made popsicle stick puppets for each member.  We also talked some more about Thanksgiving dinner and how much time it takes to prepare (like growing the vegetables in advance).  We each cut pictures out of magazines and glued them to our "grocery list".  The children had some interesting finds for Thanksgiving feasting (a lot of goodies!).

I am surely grateful for all of your wonderful children and the time that I get to spend with them!  They mean so much to me.  I am thankful for my job and the opportunity that each of you give me to inspire, teach, and love your children!

P.S. Happy Birthday to Kylie this week!