Group Time: It's been a while since we have talked about Mat Man. I brought the wooden pieces to our group meeting to see if we could put him together. The song really helps!
Story: Our story for today was A Birthday Basket for Tia. Cecelia's Tia (great-aunt) is going to be celebrating her 90th birthday. Cecelia wants to give her a present. She wanders around the house wondering what to give her. She finds a basket and fills it with things that will remind Tia of things that they like to do together. The first thing that she puts in the basket is a book that Tia reads to her. Ask your child to tell you about the other things that she puts in the basket.
Small Group: After putting Mat Man together, the children drew a picture of a person using the Mat Man method to help them remember all of the body parts.
Large Group: Yesterday, I asked the children to guess what would be inside three balls that I had; a tennis ball, a baseball, and a foam football. Today, we took a look inside. I had a baseball that had been cut in half using a saw. We saw the leather cover, the string and yarn in the middle, and the rubber ball in the center. I cut the tennis ball with a knife. They were surprised to find nothing but air inside. We found that the football was just like a sponge on the inside.
Snacks: The morning class had cheese Ritz and juice brought by Lucy. The afternoon class had cheese Handi-snacks and juice brought by Marlie. Thank you!
