Turtles

Today the children learned the rhyme, "I Had a Little Turtle."
I had a little turtle
And he lived in a box.
He swam in the water
And he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a minnow.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a mosquito.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the minnow.
He caught the flea.
He caught the mosquito.
But he didn't catch me!
 

Our two read alouds today were titled 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Turtle Splash and Scoot!  Both of these books were written by the same author.  After reading them we were able to conclude that this author likes to write about pond and turtles. 
At one of the independent centers today the children cut out the body of a turtle.  They then painted a section of an egg carton for its shell.  At my center the children were given three turtle mats.  They identified a picture on their mat and placed the letter that matched its beginning sound on it.  With Grandma Sue the children traced, wrote, and stamped their last names.  At Miss Sue's center the children cut out the letter "g," painted it gold, and sprinkled it with glitter.
We even got outside and enjoyed the warm weather!!