October 11th through 19th, 2018 Note…
October 11th through 19th 2018
Hello!
Here is some info for you about Friday the 11th, about Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the 17th, 18th & 19th, about our upcoming “costume day” and other fun.
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
Anine : )
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FYI Farm Week, Halloween Fun…
During this next two weeks, we plan to do some fun learning via an “Animals on the Farm” theme and we plan to enjoy some Halloween activities, too.
FYI Costume Day…
Tuesday the 30th, each of the kids is invited to wear a simple costume for the morning (no face paint). The kids can arrive already wearing their costume, they can change into it once they get here, they can wear “costume” style pajamas, or they can skip the costume idea if they don’t want to wear one.
We will change everyone back into their regular clothes around lunchtime.
Grandma Bente has offered to spend the morning with us that day so we can have enough adults for all 9 friends to be here and enjoy the morning and some special activities together.
Thursday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday Activities…
It has been a good few days! Each of the kids has completed their nursery rhyme book and those have been sent home. We’ve been having some fun outside, we’ve been reading and singing together, we made two birthday cards, we’ve been talking about alphabet letters ( Aa through Ii), we’ve had some fun investigating the inside and outside of a pumpkin, some fun carving the pumpkin into a “pumpkin puzzle”; and today (Friday) we worked on a pumpkin recipe together!
Nursery Rhyme Books…
Our last page we did for the kids’ nursery rhyme books had to do with Hickory Dickory Dock. The kids had fun using number stamps and an ink pad, and then noticing how their stamp projects had numbers on them just like we see on clocks.
Pumpkin Puzzle…
We carved a pumpkin on Friday the 19th. The eyes, the nose, the teeth, the eyebrows and the ears were all shapes like circle, diamond, heart, semi-circle, rectangle, triangle, square, etc. just like the shapes we had been talking about in our nursery rhyme books. During the day on Friday each friend had a chance to play with the pumpkin on their own or with a friend. The kids took the shapes out of the pumpkin and put them back in their spots again, like puzzle pieces. The kids liked taking the lid off, too and looking inside the pumpkin.
Backyard & Deck…
On the deck the kids enjoyed having a pumpkin in the sensory table, along with lots of dried corn and with little cups for scooping.
Thursday in the late afternoon everyone went to the backyard and the kids were excited to discover lots of ladybugs on each of the Maple tree trunks!
Friday morning one group of friends had some fun with a jogging challenge in the backyard around 9am while another group had fun with the sensory table.
Pumpkin Predictions and Investigation…
Pumpkin Washing: The kids used lots of fluffy dish soap bubbles to wash our pumpkin the other day. As the kids washed, we talked about words we could think of that described the outside of our pumpkin.
Pumpkin Tracing: We taped paper to the side of our pumpkin, felt through the paper to feel the ribs of the pumpkin, and then used magic markers to “trace” the lines of the ribs that we could feel through the paper.
Pumpkin Predictions: The kids had a chance to predict what they might find inside a pumpkin, and then they were able to find out for sure. We put all of the seeds, strands, etc. from the middle of the pumpkin onto a big cookie sheet with two big spoons. Each of the kids had a chance to have the tray to themselves or to share it with a friend. The kids got to use their hands – or the spoons – and explore the contents of the tray.
Pumpkin Recipe…
Friday morning, we made a batch of Pumpkin Gingerbread with Grandma Bente. Each of the kids had turns smelling all the spices, adding at least two ingredients, and had turns stirring the batter with a whisk. Later the kids got to eat the Pumpkin Gingerbread at snack time.
Stories…
Some of the books I read aloud to the kids this last few days included: * Fire, Fire! In the Forest * Big Green Monster * The Little Old Lady Who was not Afraid of Anything * Little Boo * Room on the Broom * There’s Something in My Attic * There’s a Nightmare in My Closet * There’s an Alligator Under My Bed * Where the Wild Things Are
Favorite Activities…
* I liked doing the card * Washing a pumpkin and coloring a pumpkin * Making birthday cards * I liked to do the pumpkin puzzle and (liked) playing outside with the corn.
* Birthday card and Hickory Dickory Dock * Washing the pumpkin and coloring a pumpkin * Singing songs/reading nursery rhymes * I liked all the food! * Going on the deck with (friend) * Playing upstairs * Pumpkin Puzzle
* Reading “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” and writing a birthday card. * Washing the pumpkin and coloring the pumpkin * Number stamps * (Reading) the fairy tale book.
* Hickory Dickory Dock * Coloring it and doing the stamps * going downstairs and doing the nursery rhymes * Reading stories * Pumpkin puzzle
* “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” and bringing buckets upstairs. * Washing the pumpkin, bringing buckets upstairs * Playing the pumpkin puzzle * Airplanes * And I liked when we did the running thing (a jog with “challenges”) in the backyard * Pumpkin bread
* Babies * I like stamps! * Playing downstairs * Pumpkin exploration * Pumpkin puzzle
* Stamps! * Toys! * Pumpkin!
* Washing the pumpkin and playing on the carpet (magnetic building set) * Downstairs doing Batman castles! * “Doing Firefighter”
* “Pumpkin! Mmn-hmmn!!” * Pictures! (birthday cards) * Playing downstairs * Fire Truck
Thursday Meals…
Breakfast was cinnamon toast waffles, mandarin oranges, and milk
Lunch was hamburger pizza, ham/pineapple pizza, steamed broccoli, mandarin oranges, garlic bread sticks, and milk.
Snack was Triscuit crackers, Kraft Colby cheese slices, and apple juice.
Wednesday October 17 Meals…
Breakfast was strawberry waffles, fresh strawberries, watermelon and milk.
Lunch was seasoned ground beef (salt, pepper, garlic, onion), steamed green beans, fresh pineapple, fresh watermelon chunks, Kraft macaroni & cheese, Orowheat Oat-Nut bread/butter, Orowheat Country White bread/butter, and milk.
Snack was Wheat Thins crackers. Kraft Sharp Cheddar cheese slices, and apple juice
Thursday, October 18th Meals…
Breakfast was blueberry waffles, bananas, and milk.
Lunch was slow cooker “Memphis pulled pork”, steamed Basmati rice, steamed peas, cantaloupe, fresh baked crescent rolls (Pillsbury), and milk.
Snack was Triscuit crackers, Kraft Mild Cheddar cheese slices, apple juice, and water.
Friday, October 19th Meals…
Breakfast was Buttermilk waffles, bananas, and milk.
Lunch was hamburger pizza, steamed corn, diced red grapes, Pepperidge Farm whole-wheat cinnamon-raisin swirl bread/butter, and milk.
Snack was homemade pumpkin gingerbread and apple juice.
The kids, Grandma Bente and I made this recipe, but with 1/3 less sugar and with 1/3 whole wheat flour:
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