This week, the friends in 2B were excited to prepare for Thanksgiving in a number of ways. On Monday, each child began the process of making a paper plate turkey. Friends selected either brown, yellow, or orange crayons and colored pencils to decorate the background of their plates. They then glued on eyes and a nose to begin the process. The next day, some friends took the next step to add feathers for their turkeys, carefully gluing on small strips of paper to the top of the plate.
We also discussed Thanksgiving with the specialists. In music with the music teacher Emily, the words to a favorite song (five green and speckled frogs) were changed to turkeys in honor of the holiday. In cooking with Diane, the friends were excited to make cranberry sauce, mixing up water, sugar, and cranberries. We also talked about Thanksgiving in Spanish with Ernestina, where we sang a song in Spanish about being grateful.
Finally, on Wednesday, we came together with the children in 2A to celebrate Thanksgiving together. Before the party, we went as a class to a store to buy bananas for the smoothie we were bringing. Once back in the classroom, each friend had a chance to cut up the bananas into small pieces. We then mixed in the pudding powder, and soymilk. We also enjoyed the pumpkin pie that 2A made to share with us. We appreciate the times we have to come together as a greater school community to celebrate holidays and other joyous occasions together.
