Group Meeting:  The children were amazed at how quickly their wheat is growing.  The sun definitely helped over the weekend.

Small Groups:  The activities for this week are listed below as well as the schedule for today.
Activity #1 (Red Group)  Working in groups, the children were given cards that looked like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  The jelly side had letters printed on them.  The peanut butter side had pictures printed on them.  The children worked together to match the beginning sound of the picture to the letter.
Activity #2  (Yellow Group)  The children were introduced to Geo boards.  Geo boards have pegs on which rubber bands can be fastened to make designs and shapes. 
Activity #3 (Green Group)  The children played a game in which they were trying to make a sandwich.  They had to roll a dice that had 5 colored sides on it; two brown sides to represent bread, one red to represent tomato, one green to represent pickles, one pink to represent lunch meet, and one yellow to represent cheese.  To make a sandwich, they had to roll a brown side first for bread.  Then they could add the pieces as they were rolled.  The first person to get a whole sandwich was the winner.

Story:  The story that I choose for today was Peanut Butter and Cupcake by Terry Border.  Peanut Butter is new to the neighborhood and is trying to make a friend.  He meets Hamburger, Cupcake, Soup, Egg and French Fries, but none of them seem just right.  Then, he meets Jelly.  Ask your child to tell you what game they like to play best. 

Large Group:  In the morning class, Isaac brought in Pretzel bread for us to try.  In the afternoon, Luke brought in Rice Bread.  They children enjoyed trying these new breads.  We made a list of words to describe the taste and textures of the breads.  Thank you, Isaac and Luke!

Letter Learning:  The letter for today was Yy.

Snacks:  The morning class had cereal, milk and juice brought by Dominic.  The afternoon class had Penguin crackers and juice brought by Charlie.  Thank you, Dominic and Charlie!