Ms. Michele was sick today, so we didn't get to see her. Everyone was very concerned about what was wrong, if she had gone to the doctor, and why she didn't wash the germs off her hands to keep from getting sick! Hopefully she'll be back next week.....
Today's story was Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk. This book tell about a sociable spider who wants to have a tea party. But, no one will accept her invitation. Seemingly unaware of how much the other bugs are afraid of her, the spider is confused and saddened when a parade of potential guests scuttle, scamper and scurry away "in mortal dread." A timely rainstorm provides the perfect opportunity for Miss Spider to prove her good intentions, however, as she lovingly nurtures a rain-soaked moth with sweets and warm brew. Good news travels quickly, and before long her web is abuzz with a full-scale tea party. And all her new friends were especially relieved to see Miss Spider eating flowers!!
Our language lesson was comparing spiders with insects. They are alike in many ways.....but they have some very specific differences!!! Spiders have 8 legs....and 8 eyes!! The kids thought that was so cool....we spent a lot of time talking about why they have so many legs and eyes!
After that we tried a great turn taking activity. We used the Toca Tea Pary app to have a tea party. We divided into small groups and did a good job working together. The kids had to decide on a table cloth, pick plates, snacks, and drinks. Then they ate and drank....some kids even spilled and cleaned up! There were opportunities to request more food and drink. The game ends by each child putting their dishes in the sink. They LOVED it! They all wanted to play it again....but that will have to wait for another day!
For science we talked about spider webs. The webs are very sticky to help spiders catch flies and other bugs to eat. BUT....why doesn't the spider get caught in the web? The kids used their finger as pretend bugs crawling on a web (contact paper). They kept getting stuck! Then we learned that spider legs are oily to help them crawl around their sticky web without getting stuck. When the kids dipped their fingers in oil and then they were able to move across the web (contact paper) easily.
For art we made spiders! The kids first painted the spider bodies black. Then we added 8 legs and eyes. The kids pretended they were crawling around our classroom looking for bugs to eat!
We decided to take advantage of the spring-like weather today and head to the park! Since we were talking about bugs....we turned the trip into an adventure! The kids looked for bugs in the grass and on the ground. They also had a chance to play on the big playground...and they loved it! We sat at picnic tables for lunch....it was so much fun! We had to hurry back to school at the end of the day.... and it was obviously that our little friends had a great time....because they were all super tired!
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