Monday, March 30

Hello friends!  I have missed you!  I hope you had a great spring break.   Let's see some pictures of some of the signs of spring you discovered!

Did you notice the warmer air and did you hear the thunderstorms?  How does the weather change when spring comes?  We are going to start learning all about spring!  But first, Charlie reminded me of something very important!  It was his Mystery Object Show N' Tell the week before spring break.  He had the idea to take a video of him doing his Show N'Tell for you!  So parents, if your child was scheduled to do their Show N' Tell last week or the upcoming weeks, please send me a video of it to post!  

Here is Charlie's Mystery Object.  Can you guess it?

Have you ever seen an egg slicer before?   Well we all know Charlie loves eggs, so he also loves his egg slicer.  

Now back to spring!  First, let's start with one of my favorite stories about spring.  This book reminds me of what the earth looks like during the month of March.  Do any of the pictures in this story look like anything you have seen outside recently?

We are going to go on a nature walk outside today (with a grown-up of course)! Before we start, get your notebook and look out your window.  What is the weather like outside?  Make a picture of the weather.  What kind of art materials will you use to create your picture?  (Parents here are some examples of materials to use: markers, crayons, paint, colored pencils, watercolor paint over Sharpie marker, ripped paper, cut yarn, etc.) Tell your grown-up about the weather and write about it.  

(Parents- write down what your child said about the weather by their drawing.  Then encourage them to write about or label their picture.)

Are you ready for a nature walk outside?  What clothing is right for the weather outside today?  Hmm...? Step outside for a minute and decide what you need.  Do you need a coat?  Boots? Hat?  Umbrella?

If your grown-up can print this scavenger hunt book, bring this with you and some crayons or colored pencils!  If you cannot print it, just bring your notebook.

Now that you are outside...

Can you find something with legs?

Can you find something soft?

Can you find something round?

Can you find something that flies?

Can you find something green?

Can you find something bumpy?

Now you find something and describe it.  I found something __________.

Finally, find something that you think is beautiful outside and ask a grown-up for help to take a picture of it.  We are going to create a class book called Something Beautiful.  (Parents, please send me the picture of your child's something beautiful so I can organize the photos into a book.)

Say a little prayer while you're outside, "Dear God, thank you for spring and for making the world so beautiful!"

Let's end with some spring yoga while we are outside!