Raccoons and Beavers!

TODAY'S ACTIVITY
Today was our first math lesson and exercises in democracy. Our primary groups of 12 voted on different animal names for our groups. The first was a double round resulting in the 'RACCOONS'. The second group voted in one round with three choices, electing to call themselves the 'BEAVERS'.

Our primary emphases were on estimation, counting and comparing quantities and size of the stacks.


TODAY'S STORY
Please, Say Please: Penguin's Guide To Manners, by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Doug Hillenbrand. When a group of animals goes to Penguin's house for dinner, their manners are atrocious until they're told about rules of good behavior. There's a "That's right/That's wrong" refrain throughout. For example: “When a hippo sits down for dinner, she should put her napkin on her head. How pretty! Is that right? No, that’s wrong. When a hippo sits down for dinner, she should lay her napkin on her lap. That’s better!”