Little Busy Bodies Preschool
Newsletter
January 18th & 20th
Dear Preschool Parents,
On Wednesday we continued on with fairy tale adventures as we read “Hansel and Gretel,” by James Marshall. I love this author and his humorous retellings of classic fairy tales. Every child needs to be familiar with the classic story of Hansel and Gretel, right? However, it’s not really a warm and fuzzy storyline, especially through a child’s eyes. So we focused on the part that was child friendly…we made our own candy houses. Imagination + frosting + candy= sweet memories and delicious creations!
Today our read aloud was, “Red Riding Hood” by James Marshall. I began by asking the children what they thought a stranger was. They all thought that a stranger was a “bad guy.” I emphasized that most strangers are nice, but we just never know for sure so we must be careful. After reading the story we talked about the trouble Red Riding Hood got herself into by talking with the wolf. We discussed what she should have done instead of going off with the wolf (run away, not give out information, find a safe adult, etc.). Finally, we talked about what they should do if they should happen to ever get lost themselves. Finally, I provided a lovely little red head scarf with which we role-played the parts of Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. I, being the wolf, approached them and tried to get them to talk to me. It was their job as Red Riding Hood to apply the proper stranger danger techniques that we spoke about. It was a hoot…but they need more practice!! Unfortunately, the wolf won every time.
*KING/ QUEEN OF THE WEEK JAN 23rd & 25th: Piper
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
*NO SCHOOL: JAN 30th
See you next week! Have a nice weekend!
Sincerely,
Amber
