We welcomed a new friend into the classroom this week: M. Épouvantail. We cut out and coloured our own scarecrows, and attached fasteners so that our scarecrows could dance. I love all the variety in the children's artwork - no two are alike! To help the children remember their autumn vocabulary (this is after all a 4 syllable word!) we stick out our arms like scarecrows and say in a deep bellow (because scarecrows are scary) - É POU VAN TAIL ! Ask your child to show you if they haven't yet. It's truly hilarious.
I am trying to build up a selection of easy readers - books with a repetitive structure and simple vocabulary - so that children will be able to 'read' to self when we begin our literacy centres. We try to make 1 booklet a week related to our theme, and practice reading it every day. I encourage the children to follow along with their finger and repeat the sentences to me after I read them. This week we read "Je dis 'merci'" - a thanksgiving themed story. We went through and circled each time we saw the word "merci." Children coloured the booklets, and on the last page, each child drew a picture of something they are thankful for. I thought they did a fantastic job!
To finish off the week, we made Thanksgiving cards with our Big Buddies. We practiced our cutting on some tricky shapes, and decorated with lots of feathers. Our Big Buddies helped us write something we are thankful for inside our cards. Thank you again to the fantastic Madame Angel and her class.
Wishing you a restful long weekend and a Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you a restful long weekend and a Happy Thanksgiving!