How We Help Our Family

The kids loved playing mommy & baby memory this morning. The kids practiced taking turns, identifying if they had a match and describing the two animals they flips over. We also reviewed the different names for mommy and baby animals.

During morning circle we talked about the calendar. We discussed what day was yesterday and what day tomorrow will be. We sang a song about the days of the week and months of the year. The kids practiced their "everyday words." We also reviewed our two sound brothers, lip poppers and tip tappers, and described how we make them with our mouth.

 Our story today was"Franklin and Harriet" by Paulette Bourgeois. In the story Franklin likes being a big brother most of the time. But when his little sister, Harriet, wants to play with his favorite stuffed animal, Franklin doesn't want to share. As they fight over the toy, something terrible happens. It rips! Franklin's mother fixes it, but he remains angry and hides the toy in his closet. Then Franklin discovers it's not the toy that makes Harriet happy....it's her big brother. Franklin decides that maybe sharing isn't so bad after all. After reading the story the kids made a list of different ways we can help our families. We can clean up after dinner, make our bed, wash the car, share with our siblings, and clean our room.

 Today we did an awesome science experiment. We made three different bubble mixtures and tested to see which one made the best bubbles. Mixture A was dish soap and water, mixture B was laundry soap and water and mixture C was baking soda and water. We measured the ingredients and mixed them together. Then we predicted which mixture would make the best bubbles. The kids carried the bubble mixtures outside and tested each one. Mixture A with dish soap made the best bubbles!

 Before lunch we wrote in our journals, practiced writing the letter "E" and made letters with the magnet board. We ended the day with our favorite songs about our family! Have a great weekend and I will see everyone on Monday.