Little Busy Bodies Preschool
Newsletter
April 16th & 18th
Dear Preschool Parents,
We are beginning to wrap up our unit on rhyming and lyrical stories. The first book we read this week was “Off We Go,” by Jane Yolen. “This is another book with an emphasis on rhyme. Little Mouse moves ‘tip-toe, tippity-toe,’ Little Mole begins to ‘dig-deep, diggity deep’ and Little Spider does a ‘creep-crawl creepity crawl,’ each headed to a different but equally wonderful, place: Grandma's house. Though each has planned a separate journey, the animals find themselves playfully hopping, slithering and digging over and under one another as they all move along a grassy meadow. Wherever Grandma's house is found/ In hole, in tree, or underground, / In web, or bog, or in a nest/ Why, Grandma's house is always best” (amazon.com). After reading this book, we discussed animal actions that we could use to act out the story and would go along with the animal’s sound words. Then I reread the book while the children acted it out. Next, I gave each child an instrument. We discussed which instrument sounded most like each animal in the story. Then I reread the story yet a third time, and as their animal’s sound was read, they played their instrument. It was fun because all of the kids were actively involved playing their instrument, plus they sounded pretty cool together.
Today we read “Louella Mae, She’s Run Away,” by Karen Beaumont. “A playful story with a surprise ending! Louella Mae, she's run away! Look in the cornfields! Look in the hay! Where, oh where, is Louella Mae? Louella Mae is missing and everyone on the farm is frantically trying to find her. In the hay, in the well, in the barn: she is nowhere to be found. But there's a surprise in store at the end of the book when we find out that Louella Mae is . . . a pig, who just had piglets!” (amazon.com) Just before the last page where Louella Mae is revealed, I had the children make a prediction by drawing a picture.
Just a heads up in case you’re interested…I always make a little soft cover memory book (6x8) through Snapfish for myself of each class that I teach. These books turn out really cute! When I get the book finished, I will send an invitation to you to view it, then you can decide if it is something that you would like to purchase or not.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
--Last day of school—May 23rd (Graduation Program)
REMINDER
*KING/ QUEEN OF THE WEEK April 23rd & 25th: Reese
See you next Monday! Have a nice weekend.
Sincerely,
Amber
