Visitors, and Winter, and Lanterns to Make.....

We had a surprise visit on Friday from the K-1's, dressed in all their finery! We welcomed them into our classroom and of course took a picture. Lots of smiles all around. The children celebrated winter time this week with blocks to build "fires" (notice the red duplos and paper to indicate...fire!) and art projects that were glittered every time. We painted with wooden stampers, sponges, and on foil to make it all seem all the more wintry. Each child constructed a lantern with paper mache for the Peace Assembly next week. A favorite activity was the mixing up of "clean mud", which as you can see by the photos started with toilet paper, grated soap, and water, and now has become a malleable mud that houses polar bears and is used to make walls and igloos. Our greeting one morning was the building of a snowflake with string. The room is busy with cooperative active play, and we get outside all bundled up when we can!
Until Next Time,
Michele