Thankful and The Little Red Hen

 We are thankful for many things, family, friends and pets made the top of the list!  What a Turkey-iffic week.

Little Red Hen bread making sequencing

Learning through play

Thankful turkeys

 

Abiyoyo - Fairy Tales (2)

 Great week.  We talked about fairy tales and related them to Abiyoyo and Abiyoyo Returns.  We read Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel and finished the week with Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  Next week, we are starting Somebody and the Three Blairs.  This is a spin off of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  

Camera was up and working the but the website ran into some issues.  The links above for newsletter and calendar is not working so I added a spot on the right for links to those.  You need to click on web version at the bottom of page if using a phone or tablet device.  Also, the contact email to use should be beth.fox@edgerton.k12.wi.us. 

Abiyoyo

 Folksinger, musician and storyteller Seeger first told this story-song to his children over 20 years ago and has now written it as a book. It's based on a South African lullaby and folksong, yet it's too rollicking and exciting to lull a child to sleep. A ukulele-playing boy and his magician father are always getting into mischief, so they are banished to the edge of their town. There they have an opportunity to redeem themselves when Abiyoyo, a horrible, people-eating giant approaches the village. The story is so lyrical that Seeger's voice can be heard on every page. Hays, in his first picture book, creates a beautiful multicultural village. His sea of many-colored faces and costumes is exhilarating and expressive. The giant Abiyoyo is massive and jagged-toothed, but childlike and nonthreatening. 

A magical week of Abiyoyo!  Magically the camera did not upload the pictures of the first three days of school this week.  Monday the 4kers created a magic wand by string beads on a chenille stick and wrapped them around a stick.  We have been talking about a variety of magic words, abracadbra, hocus pocus, bippity boppity boo, ala cazam, etc.  Tuesday we watercolor painted pictures of Abiyoyo.  Wednesday was a 3 part pattern day.  This is tricky stuff.  

Lastly on Thursday we made magic calming sensory bottles.  I was able to save these photos

The Little Old Lady (week 2) Being Brave

 Another Spooktacular week of 4K.  We finished up our spooky, brave unit and we are ready for a new one.  We have been building our fine motor skills and strength everyday, coloring, paper tearing, gluing and cutting.  Enjoy these smiling faces.

Little Old Lady story sequencing

Muppet Puppets

Paper tearing crows

Scarecrows