What does it mean to be smart? That was the question of the day that we started off with. From there we moved on to listening to the fable of The Crow and the Pitcher.
Usually the Mother Goose Time cd's are all music, but this month it has all the fables from the provided book narrated. There are also instrumental songs at the end. The girls have enjoyed listening to someone other than their mom read the stories.
The girls loved the water level experiment and it fit in so great with the topic of the day. I filled a measuring cup with water and then the girls worked together to add the marble manipulatives to displace the water. It was suggested to use a ruler and measure the change in water, but Addie loves helping me cook so I thought using the measuring cup would be a good way for her to practice reading it. After that they each got their own small cup filled with water that we measured and marked. They filled them up until the water overflowed and then we counted how many marbles it took.
The girls always love the crafts the best. They have taken over our fridge and the larger items, like mushroom houses and egg crate gardens, have been saved and are used repeatedly in their dramatic play. I have to sneak them out of their rooms and replace the items on the fridge when they are not home because they never want to get rid of the stuff they make. Today they made crow shakers that are filled with dry peas. I'm assuming these will be added to their collection of projects that can't be thrown out.
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