Group Meeting:  For our question today, I put a picture of a croissant on the board.  The children were asked, "Is this bread?"  We discussed that it was different from typical white bread, but that most of the ingredients were the same.

Small Groups:  The activities for this week are listed in yesterday's post.  The schedule for today was:
Activity #1 Yellow Group
Activity #2 Green Group
Activity #3 Red Group

Story:  The story for today was The Fox and the Crow retold by Manasi Subramaniam.  This is a version of one of Aesop fables.  A fable is a story that teaches a lesson.   In this story, a crow has stolen a loaf of bread from a window sill.  He sits up in a tree ready to eat it.  A fox sees the bread and wants it for himself.  To get the bread, the fox howls a song.  The crow wants to mimic the fox to show off his pretty voice.  When he opens his mouth, the bread falls out.  The fox quickly grabs the bread and walks away.   We held a little discussion about the moral of the story.  We mostly talked about making good decisions for yourself instead of copying someone else. 

Large Group:  The children helped me make play dough out of a loaf of bread mixed with white glue.  This is done by removing the crust from the bread, tearing it into little pieces, and squishing it together with a little white glue.  We will use this at the art table to make creations that can be taken home.

Letter Learning:  The letter for today was Vv.

Snacks:  The morning snack person was Brooke R.  She brought Texas Roadhouse rolls, cinnamon butter, and juice.  The afternoon snack person was Callie.  She brought crackers, cheese, and juice.  Thank you, Brooke and Callie!