Dear Parents,
This week we played with shaving cream, using our hands right on the tables. Everyone used hands, fingers, and fingernails to draw in the shaving cream. We added food color and mixed it to see what new colors we could get. Someone said it looks like whipped cream, but everyone agreed it was not for eating. We knew because it did not smell yummy. Some children said their daddies use it when they shave.
We played Simon Says. Simon said to meow like cats, wiggle like worms, hop like frogs, stand on one foot, touch our nose and toes, and many more feats. We followed Simon around the classroom and into the big room to play.
We introduced our pretend food and dishes to the big room play. After we reminded everyone not to really eat the plastic food, they got to work cooking up a storm in the kitchen area. Some forgot and took nibbles, so we reminded them again.
We read Everyone Poops and talked about where our food goes after we swallow it, and how our bodies take the vitamins and nutrients we need, and gets rid of the rest. The children said that our pee comes from what we drink. We added another reminder about washing hands with soap and water after using the bathroom.
On Friday, Simon said to march around the big room, take giant steps, do jumping jacks, walk like a bear, skip, walk backwards and sideways, among others. Simon got tired and everyone went to the Peanut Butter Wall. Then we played in the big room while it continued to pour outside.
Have a dry weekend!
Therese