Today's fable was
The Bundle of Sticks. We started off by talking about what it means to cooperate and then the girls worked together to stack blocks.We sang "Work Together" to the tune of "Row Your Boat" while building.
We talked about what makes us feel strong. We listened to The Bundle of Sticks with the read along CD and then Addie answered the discussion questions. We went outside and the girls tried lifting heavy logs. When they couldn't lift them by themselves they worked together and were able to get them off the ground.
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| Addie couldn't quite get the log off the ground. |
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| Together they were able to lift it. |
After they were done lifting heavy things like other logs, rocks, and porch furniture we went and collected a pile of sticks. The girls tried to break a bunch of sticks at once, but were unable to. When they tried to break just one stick they were able to. We slowly added sticks to see how many they could break at once. Together the stick pile is stronger than an individual stick. Then we used the sticks to play a game of pick up sticks.
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| They couldn't break all the sticks at once. |
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| One stick was easier to break. |
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| Playing a game of pick up sticks. |
We went inside and the girls used the provided colored stick manipulatives and play-doh to build. After they free built for awhile Addie used the spinner to see how many sticks to use in her creations. Elli used number cards and practiced putting the correct number of sticks in her play-doh.
We talked about things that make us happy. I gave the girls paper strips that they used to make letter and numbers with. Then the girls wrote their name and the names of family and friends and the strips (I wrote Elli's) and made them into chains. Addie said hers was a love necklace, since it had all the people she loves the most on it.
Addie completed her
more math and reading workbooks while Elli did her tray play activity from the
Little Goose book.
We finished up by reading The Little Red Hen and talking about how it's important to cooperate and work together.
We talked about what makes us feel strong. We listened to The Bundle of Sticks with the read along CD and then Addie answered the discussion questions. We went outside and the girls tried lifting heavy logs. When they couldn't lift them by themselves they worked together and were able to get them off the ground.
We talked about things that make us happy. I gave the girls paper strips that they used to make letter and numbers with. Then the girls wrote their name and the names of family and friends and the strips (I wrote Elli's) and made them into chains. Addie said hers was a love necklace, since it had all the people she loves the most on it.
Addie completed her more math and reading workbooks while Elli did her tray play activity from the Little Goose book.
We finished up by reading The Little Red Hen and talking about how it's important to cooperate and work together.
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