Sunday, October 16, 2016

Explorer's Week and the Number 3

We are still reading Halloween books this week.  We've enjoyed Halloween Colors, 5 Little Pumpkins, The Spooky Old Tree and two mummy books.  The mummy books aren't really Halloween themed but she enjoys them - The Surprise Party and Midnight in Memphis.  The Spooky Old Tree was nice to read this week because it is about three young bears exploring a spooky tree.  We are both learning about explorers and the number three this week.  Explorers because we don't celebrate Columbus Day and the number three to get ready for Genevieve's 3rd birthday.

We began the week with an urban hike, enjoying nature trails and playgrounds along this 3 mile walk.  There was a map to follow, which Genevieve investigated later.  We've pretended to be astronauts, jungle explorers and sailors.  We also read San Francisco ABC.

We read different versions of the Three Little Pigs - the original tale, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday.  We read The Three Little Kittens and told the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  We also read the great book about being three, The Importance of Being Three.  We read an alphaprint book called 123.  We played tic-tac-toe, played with triangles and danced.  After reading the fingerprint book, we created some art with fingerprints and rolling pinecones and seed pods through paint.  We played a match three game and a 3 Little Pigs.


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