Let's Catch Up

 I remember mentioning in a recent newsletter how December goes by in the blink of an eye- clearly some time has passed since my last post and we've been busy.  Last week we enjoyed some mood-lifting and immune-system-boosting tea with our farm to school teachers.  The children selected their own mix of herbs by listening to their properties and sampling their scents. Below you can see some friends steeping their custom blend.

While the tea had us feeling calm and cozy, we easily ramped back up for a 100 Apple Core Celebration!  Table top games was the intent but the marble run somehow made it's way in as well.

Back in the regular flow of the things, the children have been enjoying the grocery store set up in the pretend area.

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Dramatic play was a part of literacy learning last week too.  We've been having fun reading different versions of "old favorite" stories like The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.  Below you can see friends teaming up to act out the story with popsicle stick puppets on bridges made of blocks.  All the puppeteers received a round of applause!