Nov. 23 – Nov. 25 2020 This week… We reviewed our colors, numbers and shapes this week. A little bit of history As we concluded our color study this week, we started We learned the story of the harvest festival that working on the cover to our I Know My Colors book. brought together Native Americans and Pilgrims to celebrate the very First Thanksgiving. We learned Math of the Pilgrims’ long journey across the Atlantic We reviewed the numbers one to eight. We practiced Ocean and the difficulties they faced. We also pointing to each item as we counted. The children should learned of the important role of Native American. know how to write these numbers and their value on the ten-frame. We also reviewed the square, circle and triangle. Reading This week we practiced how to point to each word as we read My Crayon Book and The Colors of Fall. Each page started with the sentence “I see a…” Students learned to look at the picture on the page and sound out the letters they recognized. We recognized our first sight word “a” and added it to our Sight Word Train. We will continue to add sight words to our train as we learn new ones. Art We made beautiful Thanksgiving Cards by painting the palm of our hand and turned it into a turkey! We illustrated two books this week; My Crayon Book and The Colors of Fall. Science We made our own butter! We shook heavy cream in a jar until it turned into butter, just like the pilgrims did1 The butter was a yummy addition to our corn muffins! Reminders: • Thanksgiving Recess will be Nov. 26th-27th. Owl Reading Corner • December Calendars are due December 1st. • Please send in freshly washed towels on • The Berenstain Bears–Thanksgiving Blessings Monday for our friends to enjoy outdoor by Mike Berenstain mask breaks! • Just a Special Thanksgiving by Mercer Mayer • With the cold weather coming, please send in • Countdown to Thanksgiving by Jodi Huelin appropriate jackets, hats and mittens. • Pete the Cat – The First Thanksgiving Don’t forget to label EVERYTHING! By James and Kimberly Dean .