Thanksgiving Feast

T is for Turkey
Our colorful Turkey on our hallway bulletin board has received lots of compliments. The children painted and snipped around the edges of their big feathers.

Thank you so much for joining our class for our special Thanksgiving Feast. The children were so excited to share our songs and special snacks that we made for you. The children also did such a nice job with expressing what they are Thankful for.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

We read another book by Lois Ehlert called Leaf Man. Lois Ehlert illustrated beautiful pictures of many different leaf people and creatures. The children made their own unique leaf creations.

Leaf Butterflies

Leaf Man

Leaf Fish

Leaf Cow

Leaf Ice Burg and People

Leaf 100 Eyed Monster

Pine Needle Person

Acorn Man

Leaf Girl

Leaf Bat Cave

Leaf Turtle & Surf Board

Leaf Helicopter

Leaf Airplane

Leaf Ant Man

Leaf Monster 

& more.....

   

  

The last few pages of this story it says; "Where a Leaf Man will land, only the wind knows.  So listen for a rustle in the leaves. Maybe you'll find a Leaf Man waiting to go home with you." 

The next time you go for a walk with your family see if you can find a Leaf Man or another leaf creation.  Also, Listen carefully to see if leaves make a sound when they fall do the ground.  Let us know what your observations are by commenting on our blog. 

Have Fun!

Essential Question:  Do leaves make sounds when they fall to the ground?

Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
MA.10.  Listen actively as an individual and as a member of a group to a variety of age-appropriate informational texts read aloud.

Fall Walk

We took a walk around school to find many different things that we see in the Fall (Autumn).

red leaves yellow leaves brown leaves  green leaves acorns pine cones pine needles and more.....

We made Fall Collages with all of the things we collected.

Measurement and data
MA.1. Recognize the attributes of length, area, weight, and capacity of everyday objects using appropriate vocabulary (e.g., long, short, tall, heavy, light, big, small, wide, narrow).

Veteran's Day

We made cards to say Thank you to the soldiers and veterans that have helped to protect us and keep us safe.  The children talked about many other people that help to keep us safe too.

Mom's and Dad's

Doctor's

Policemen

Teacher's

Nana's, Grandma's and Grandpa's

and more

We brought some of our cards to Mrs. Costa in her office and some to Mrs. B and Mrs. M in the office. Some of the children brought their items for Operation Gratitude to the office too.  Thank you to those who have already donated.  I added Mrs. Costa's list of items for care packages below.

Operation Gratitude! About Operation Gratitude "Operation Gratitude annually sends 150,000+ care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation to Veterans, New Recruits, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers and to individually named U.S. Service Members deployed overseas. Our mission is to lift the spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities, and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to say "Thank You" to members of our Military. Each package contains donated product valued at $75-100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship. Since its inception in 2003, Operation Gratitude volunteers have shipped more than One Million Care Packages." We will be accepting wrapped candy and oral hygiene products, in the office at Steward School until Tuesday, November 10th.  https://opgrat.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/halloween-candy-for-the-troops/ Thank you. Michelle Costa

Writing Standards: Text Type and Purposes

MA.2. Use a combination of dictating and drawing to explain information about a topic.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

We read the story Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf book by Lois Ehlert.

On one of the pages there was a picture of many maple tree seeds. Some of the children made different observations about the seeds on this page.   They look like they are: falling down  flying boomerangs numb chucks spinning wings helicopters   fire flies in the sky
At the end of the story, it said;  "But if you want to visit my tree, come in the fall.  That's my favorite time.  Can you guess why? Some of the children guessed that it was because of the different colors and the leaves falling down.  Some of the children also noticed the beautiful illustrations and the colors that the illustrator used for the red and yellow leaves.  There were also some cut-outs of a maple leaf on some of the pages.  
Sometimes we read the whole story and some times we discuss the different things we notice on each of the pages.  We have lots of very observant students. The maple tree seeds were different colors at the beginning (green) of the story and at the end (brown).  
We made red and yellow tissue paper leaves for our big tree out in the hallway.  

We have been reading a lot of different books by the author Lois Ehlert.  Help your child find an Lois Elhert book at home or at the Library and look for some things that are similar amongst her books.

Reading Standards for Literature :  Key Ideas and Details

MA.1.  With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about a story or a poem read aloud