We sailed the ocean blue! Well, at least my little plastic pool in the backyard was blue! “How would you like to sail them in water?” That was received with a resounding squeal! “Whoa! It floats!” “I blew it across the water!” “Mine is upside-down!” “Mine was the fastest!” “Can we do this in our tubs?” So fun!

We also talked about sailors. “Did you know we wouldn’t be able to have a tuna fish sandwich without sailors.” Adelle asked, “Could mine be chicken?” Ha!

All those “triangle shark-heads” looked adorable, especially while singing the Baby Shark song. So fun! Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo! I heard that Eli said it best, when greeting his mom, “I’m gunna eat you up! Rrrrawh!” I love that boy’s obedient and enthusiastic executions! We had a lot of hungry sharks that day!

Red Week - The Little Red Hen

Red Week. We sang and twirled in our red clothes. We learned our #1 poem, red rectangles! We made hen hats. Then…we touched the wheat. We tasted the wheat. It was hard. We ground the wheat. It was loud. It turned into flour. “Who will help me make the bread?” “Me!” “Me!” And they did! They scooped in flour. It was gooey. “Who will help me bake the bread?” “Me!” “Me!” And they did. They shaped their blobs and laid it in pans. “Who will help me eat the bread?” And they did. We sliced some up. “I want butter! I’m a butter girl!” said Ellie. It was good! Tenley said, “I like everything there is on bread!” Yummmm! “I want more!” “Me, too!” “And, me!” “Who will take their bread home?” “Me!” “Me!” And they did! Then, all the little red hens gathered up their things; donned their hen hats and grabbed their loaves. Soooo cute! Some hens just couldn’t wait to start pecking! “It looks like this little hen has been pecking her bread already, ha ha!” laughed Makayla’s mom. And, the pecking was contagious! Of course! They’re chickens! Bawk! Bawk! Such a fun day! We are loving the chance to get to know one another. Haley said, “Mrs. McClure, I know I am your best friend!” So darling! It takes time to win hearts. We are finally ready to jump into colors and numbers and soon letters. To quote one of my favorite lines in a favorite book, “that I may win their hearts… that I may lead them to believe in my words.” A true principle! Now, the real learning begins!