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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Nellie and Princess Froggy Have Arrived!


Today began like any other day. There were puzzles and playdough and telling of stories.




Friends helped Danielle hang their pictures up in their cubbies, so everybody will know where their coats go.



Then we had a little time outside before music class.



With Jenny, we sang some songs that we learned last week, played "Freeze Dance," and practiced our rhythm with our shaker eggs.







At Morning Meeting, we learned that Nellie and Princess Froggy were waiting outside to move into our classroom. We went out to get them and all of their food, and found the perfect spot for them in the room. They were kind of shy and a little afraid at first. Softly, we sang them a song that we'd learned in music class called, "Won't Somebody, Anybody Be My Friend?" 




We also went outside and picked them some grass. They liked this very much.




Then we had some time outside. The Little Frogs are learning to play some games together - many of which involve very fast running.



The following set of pictures were taken by a number of the Little Frogs, who are very interested in learning how to use the camera.











Back inside, friends were eager to check on our new friends. We could barely stay in our seats at lunchtime, because we had to see what they were doing every few minutes.


After everyone finished lunch and their jobs, we all sat down in a quiet circle, and everyone who wanted to got a chance to hold Nellie (the braver of the two). 


I have to say, the glee on the Little Frogs' faces was a sight to behold. If today is any indication, Nellie and Princess Froggy will not be lacking in love and attention.






Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Water and Worms and Pigs (Oh my!)


This morning Carol brought in a GIANT ROLL of PAPER, that she was going to use to cover the table. However, the Little Frogs got very excited about the paper itself. So, we abandoned covering the table and focused on the paper itself. Unrolling it was an activity in itself, and then we got out our scissors and practiced cutting.



As a number of friends have been interested in cutting material, we got out some fabric to see what our scissors could do. Some of it, friends noticed, looked like spider web.


Turns out that large pieces of paper are also good for making "Boy Burritos."




After borrowing a bag of tennis balls and donning boots and slickers, we headed off to the tennis courts. On our way, we found some ants...






and once there, we discovered many, many worms.




Some of which we decided to rescue.




And we discovered some truly beautiful spider webs.


Back for Morning Meeting and snack,


then it was time for Choice Time. We opened the water table and experimented with color mixing in the studio area.


Yellow and blue made green.



Next, we got out all of our Guinea Pig questions and a book we had found about guinea pigs. We found many answers to our questions by looking through the book.




What guinea pigs eat...


...if you can pet (or brush) them...


and where they live. It was good to discover that books are one way to find answers to our questions.