Wedge

Group Meeting:  We are back to learning about simple machines.  This week, we are learning about the wedge.  The most common wedges are knives and axes.   Next week, we will learn about wheels and axles.  Then, we will review and wrap up this study.  Part of our wrap up will be a field trip to the fire station.  A note about this is in your child's bag today.

Story:  The story for today was Spoon by Amy Rosenthal.  Spoon wishes he could do things that the knife and fork can do.  His mother helps him realize that he can do his own special things such as dip into ice cream, measure, and stir tea.  At the end of the story, Spoon does something with his parents that the other utensils can't do.  Ask your child to tell you what it is.

Small Groups:  The children rolled play dough into long ropes.  Then, they used plastic knives to cut the ropes into pieces.  This was a good fine motor skill activity.

Large Group:  The children pretended that they were tight rope walkers and walked across the balance beam while listening to circus music.

Letter Learning:  We are back to learning about the letters.  This time, the children will print the letters on paper.  They will also find the letters in a sentence that is printed on the paper.  The letter for today was Bb.

Snacks:  The morning snack was cheese sticks and apples brought by Cooper.  The afternoon snack was Belvita bars and milk brought by Ian.  Thank you, Cooper and Ian!