The Very Hungry Caterpillar

We had a very special day together reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

We learned about the days of the week and counting.

I read them the story outside and they were all showing me how good their listening skills were.

At the beginning of the story the caterpillar is a tiny egg on a leaf. He is very hungry and eats through many different types of food. He grows large and fat and builds himself a home called a cocoon. 

Finally, he turns into a beautiful butterfly! 

After, the children made and colored their own books.

Great job!

Thanksgiving Day!

Gobble gobble! Next week is Thanksgiving, a holiday celebrated in the United States. It is about the first harvest and giving thanks for what we have. Here are some fun activites that we will be doing next week along with a Thanksgiving song about traditional foods. I will also teach about traditional foods that the Wampanoag Tribe ate. We will also be doing a poem together about fall and different colored leaves!

Let's dance!

What are you thankful for? First, let's enjoy reading!

• A minibook for the little ones
• A poem about autumn
• The first Thanksgiving Book for everybody

More about history?

Shall we create a Turkey for the class? Here you are:

• A Turkey Day Tournament!

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Halloween Special Festivities

Hello everyone! I can't believe it is already November. The weather is starting to feel colder and the leaves are changing color.

This past week we celebrated Halloween, a tradition that originated from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The children celebrated by dressing up in their scariest costumes - witches, ghosts and vampires!

I made a presentation about Halloween teaching them about how to turn a pumpkin into a jack-o-lantern by carving two eyes, one nose and a mouth. I also showed them how children dress up for Halloween in the United States and go door to door saying "trick or treat" with bags for candy.

After my presentation, I taught them about the four elements (air, water, fire and earth) through interactive storytelling. The children had to stand up and do different gestures and movements to help me tell the story. For example, when the fairy in the story had to get the element of fire from the dragon, the children acted like they were fire-breathing dragons!

After, they all drew symbols to represent the elements in their notebooks along with their own version of a fairy.