Teaching Two

Today we had a great day filled with Dr. Seuss activities.  We started off the day by reading The Cat in the Hat.  Then we made our own Cat in the Hat

• The kids painted the back of a paper plate black.
• While those were drying, we worked on the hats.  They used red construction paper to make a pattern of red and white.
• On tag board white paper I cut out circles to use as the cat’s face.  They used googly eyes, pom poms for the nose, and pipe cleaners for the whiskers to make the face.  They glued that to the paper plate.
• I stapled the hat to the paper plate and then the kids added triangle ears.

After our craft was finished we had some fun Dr. Seuss centers.  The discovery table was filled with little Cat in the Hat toys that they loved playing with after hearing the story.

We also worked on patterning using these great styrofoam red and white circles that my friend let me borrow.  The kids had to stack them up using a pattern as high as they could.  They loved this!

We ended the day by reading Green Eggs and Ham.  I couldn’t read that book without making some green eggs and ham.  Almost of my class tried them and loved them.   My daughter Emily ate two plates full and then asked her Daddy if he could make her some for breakfast on Saturday.  It was a fun day!

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Here is what I found when I walked into the family room.

I posted this a while back but thought I would again because it was so much fun to make.  After all the snowman books we have read the girls loved making it again.

Here is a fun, healthy snack I saw a few years ago in Family Fun magazine.  My girls made their own this afternoon in about 5 minutes.  Here is how we made it.

1. Cut 3 thick slices of banana for the body.

2.  Add a triangle piece of apple for his hat with a grape on top.

3.  For his eyes and buttons the magazine said to use mini choc. chips but we used raisins instead.  I had the girls bite them in half  so they would stick better.

4.  We then used 2 pretzel sticks for the arms and a sliver of carrot for the nose.

It was easy to make and healthy to eat!

It’s Friday, which means that over at An Island Life it’s time for Aloha Friday.  I can’t believe February is a couple days away which means Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it.  My husband and I have a tradition that every Valentine’s Day we go out to dinner.  Most couples probably do that, but we go to McDonald’s.  I have a thing for McDonald’s french fries.  It’s the perfect place to go because it’s usually empty, so we get a nice romantic booth, and I get to order whatever I want without worrying about how much it will cost! My husband even makes a point of loudly proclaiming “Honey, You can order whatever you’d like!”

So my question for you is…

Do you and your husband/significant other have a Valentine’s tradition?

Today, at school, we finished up our community helpers unit by having a pizza day.  The kids had a blast.  My camera battery died so I only have a few pictures.

I read them the cutest book called Hi! Pizza Man.  Then we sorted different pizza toppings.

After that, we played a game.  The children had to throw pepperoni’s (red poker chips) into a triangle shaped box.  The kids pretended to work in a pizza shop and take orders and make pizzas.  They loved it!

They also made their own personal pan pizza.  I had to practically beg the owner to give me 10 boxes for my class.  Mr. “Don’t Tell My Boss I Gave You These” wasn’t too happy with me…but I got them. The kids created pizzas with crust, tomato sauce, shredded cheese, pepperoni, and green peppers.   They turned out so cute!

Then we ended the day with real pizza for lunch.  Such a great pizza day!

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