UCCPA 1-2s

Thanksgiving is coming so soon, and this week we are planning to make cornucopias full of fruits and vegetables.  I am planning to bring in real examples of the paper foods that we will glue to our cornucopia, so the children can see and feel them as we talk about the names of the foods and about thankfulness.  Our Bible story this week is "Jesus Turns Water Into Wine."  We will learn a new turkey song set to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" called "I'm a Great Big Turkey" (see words below).  For our felt board, we have a turkey with different colored feathers, which we will be singing a rhyme as I take a feather away.  The children will guess which color was taken away from our turkey (see rhyme below).  Other songs we will sing are "Praise Him," "Jesus Loves the Little Children," and "Thank you, Lord."  Another new song this week is

Fruits and Vegetables are Good for Me (sung to tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")

Apples, pears, and oranges too,
fruits are sweet for me and you.
Carrots, peas, and brocolli,
vegetables are good for me.

Fruits and vegetables
are good for you.
They keep you healthy
and are yummy too! (rub bellies)

I'm a Great Big Turkey (sung to tune of "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a great big turkey
'Cause I'm well fed.
Watch me spread my feathers.
Watch me bob my head.

When I strut around
I waddle, waddle, waddle.
And when I talk
I "gobble, gobble, gobble."

I'm a great big turkey
And I'd love to stay.
But Thanksgiving's coming.
So it's time to run away.

Turkey Feathers

Turkey feathers, turkey feathers,
Red, yellow, green.
Red, yellow, green.
Which one is missing? Which one is missing?
Name it now.  Name it now.

Our storytime this week will be "Today is Monday," an Eric Carle story/song about the foods we eat on different days of the week.  Also, "How are You Peeling? by Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers which shares different fruits and vegetables with faces showing all different emotions.

We will continue painting our "Brown Bear" animals for the children's individual books we are making.  This week, we will paint "green frog" with frog feet stamps and green paint.

Our class will attempt to have outdoor play time (weather permitting), even when it may seem a bit cold.  The best mittens we have found for this age group are the thin, knit mittens with a thumb opening and sometimes grippers on the palms.  The children seem to leave these on the best.  Please also send hats for them, and this will help extend our outdoor play time.

Have a nice week!
Mrs. Shelly