We had a new puzzle today that was so big we needed to put it together on the rug! As you can see from the photos, we used a lot of teamwork to complete it. We worked on strategies to match up pieces and to use the picture on the box to figure out what comes next.
At centers today we used our ever-stronger fingers and hands to make crayon shavings with our sharpeners and then Miss Kathleen used a warm iron to magically melt them. We'll turn them into butterflies and dragonflies for next week. Mrs. Hennessy helped us with our special gifts for next week's Donuts with Daddy day. We think our dads are going to love them! At our rug center we used our kitchen/dress-up box and some guitars. If you look at the clips below, you'll see our impromptu rock band performance! (At the end of one, you'll hear the request for drums and cymbals for next time. I can't imagine what the noise level in our classroom would be like with those added into the mix--but we might have to find out next week!)
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r1bD66v4IFkhspyI-prAQKtK3xSSih0SN7mjlsQvjv8?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/76l2FnQLYOzX-A8kR0FlMKtK3xSSih0SN7mjlsQvjv8?feat=directlink
To finish off our exciting morning we enjoyed the healthy snack that Emma Blu brought in for us. Cheese cubes and apple slices! They were delicious!