Purple Snow?

"Red Monster" by Belle (amazing what a few papar discs in the side tray will do for the easel)

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES

Today was action-packed, with a good balance of guided and independent work underway . The raccoon group made purple snow today in a science experiment with Usha. Yes, purple snow. The children ooh'd and aah'd as the tiny grains mysteriously expanded exponentially (with water) into a cool, fluffy "snow".








A secondary activity that has taken hold spawned from a curiosity about glasses. One of our students just began wearing glasses and so has Andy (primarily for moral support). Recently drawings have emerged of faces with glasses. Today, we actually had drawings of glasses, cut out and worn like masks.

LISTEN AND MOVE
In the multi-purpose room, the squirrel group was busy following musical cues to denote various types of movement: walk, gallop, tiptoe, run, skate and hop. First it is done with the verbal cues. On the second round the cues are solely musical.

TODAY'S STORY
Alphabet Mystery, by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Bruce Wood. Audrey and Don Wood are one of the most accomplished in modern children's literature. Their son Bruce illustrates this interesting mystery. One of the letters is missing. Which one is it? By reciting the letters in their beds our class discovers it is "x". The rest of the alphabet launches on a search and rescue only to find "little x" in the company of some misguided uppercase letters. They all fly back home, all misunderstanding cleared up. As in another popular book, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, the letters take on the personalities of children,.