Trees...outside our window!

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES

Today we made handprint trees for our San Francisco project. When asked what else we need to make for our collages, someone pointed out the window and said, "Trees!" They all agreed, and we proceeded to make the leafy parts with handprints they will cut out and glue to trunks when dry.

We also rolled out big areas of color, for the water, land and sky that surround our fair city. The children will do all the cutting, tearing and composing of the hills, buildings, animals, bridges and people. It's coming along...




TODAY'S STORY
Journey Around San Francisco, A-Z, by Martha Day Zsebock. A friendly pelican guides explorers of all ages on a beautiful and fun tour of the City, pointing out intriguing sights and fascinating history along the way. Each letter is accompanied by a vivid watercolor illustration and alliteration (all words in the sentence starting with the same letter). The biggest challenge is trying to get complete the book when each person has a full story to tell about each illustration. We're going to have to write our own book about San Francisco, I think.

In the afternoon, Madrid's 7 year-old sister, Bella, read the book to us in the afternoon. She is a regular in our Room 4 Alumni Reader program.