Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we shared our Home Fun pictures, went to the park, and made sweet potatoes! We also said goodbye to Mikey, whose family is moving to New Jersey next week.

Specialists

Spanish - we learned the names of different Thanksgiving side dishes:

el pavo: turkey

zanahorias: carrots

salsa de arándanos: cranberry sauce

maíz: corn

puré de papas: mashed potatoes

chícharos: peas

Cooking - we made cranberry sauce with pineapples.

Home Fun

Thank you for sending in your Home Fun pictures! The children had so much fun sharing and hearing about all of the different meals. They were able to make connections about similar foods on their plates, as well as discuss foods they’ve eaten before.

Cooper: “This is my rice and this is my food…hummus and strawberries and carrots and a kitty cat spoon…and what’s this…oh, chicken. I like it.”

Oliver: “It’s broccoli, kebab, tomato soup, and rice…kebab is meat…protein makes me strong.”

Nicole: “Rice…white…meatballs, green beans…I had it for lunch…my favorite was the green beans.”

Charlie: “Pasta…red pasta…a restaurant…with my Daddy.”

Nate: “I have apple sauce and these…oh, nuts…and broccoli and cauliflower…I ate at my house…for dinner…with Mommy.”

Amalia: “I had sweet potatoes for lunch, I had beans for lunch and cucumber and muffin.(Pointed to the muffin) do you have this before?…and corn.”

Washington Market Park

We enjoyed the warmer weather on Tuesday with a trip to the park! The children played in the jungle gym and worked on their gross motor skills- sliding, jumping, and climbing!

Cooking

On Friday, we made sweet potatoes with cinnamon. We began with boiled, peeled sweet potatoes (softer for cutting purposes). The children had the opportunity to look at, smell, and touch the potato. Many children said the potatoes felt “good,” “soft,” and “slimy.” Next, the children worked on their fine motor skills and started cutting! They cut the potatoes into small pieces and dumped them into a bowl. We added cinnamon and cooked them in the oven. We enjoyed our cinnamon sweet potatoes with our cranberry sauce from earlier in the day. Many children were interested in dipping the potatoes into the sauce, combining the two tastes and textures.