Happy Thanksgving

Today the children really enjoyed the story 10 Turkeys In the Road.  The farmer was driving down the road when he saw ten turkeys in his way.  The farmer tried to beep, flash his lights, and opened his door to get the turkeys to move.  After each attempt one turkey flew away.  To interact with the story the children practiced subracting one each time by counting backwards from ten.  At the end of the story the turkeys took the farmers car to the Turkey Circus, so the farmer had to get a ride from the pigs.

Today we did another favorite activity of the children, which is called, "Find What's Missing."  I first showed the children a picture of a turkey.  They looked it over carefully.  Then I showed them another picture that had something missing.  The children then took turns identifying what was missing.  I have included a few pictures for you to give it a try.

At Grandma Sue's center the children made a turkey art project out of the coffee filter that they experimented with last week.  At Miss Sue's center the children drew a picture of what they are thankful for.  At my center the children made a story titled Where is Turkey?  This story worked on position words.  The word beside was very tricky for the children.  You may want to incorporate this word into the directions that you give your child.  For example you may say, "Put the fork beside the plate."

I hope you and your family have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!