Week of October 7th

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our open house, it was great to see so many families.  If you missed our open house and have questions about our class or any time throughout the year, please feel free to ask. 

The stories we will be reading this week include:

Apple Farmer Annie   
"Filled with bright primary colors and pictures of America's favorite fruit, Wellington's enticing story follows Annie, a busy apple farmer. She picks, counts, sorts, bakes tasty treats, and sells her best apples." Penquin Random House


Apples and Pumpkins    "A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic." Amazon


The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything  
"But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! ... And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!"  Amazon


Throughout this unit, we will be creating a mural of a farm scene - We will post a picture of this scene at the end of the unit.

Small Groups
We will be painting pigs to add to our farm scene - We will be using paint and shaving cream for this activity.

We will decorate fall pictures with stickers - we are working on placing one sticker in one dot to work on one to one correspondence.

We will be painting a large barn and silo together as a group.

Choice Time
Kitchen
Making pens for farm animals with blocks
Playdough Mats - rolling ball to add to  our apple trees
Math - Identifying the numeral and adding that many apples to our apple trees
Sensory - Rice
Table - Decorating acorns