Down on The Farm with Mother Goose Time
The manipulatives for October's farm unit is plastic cow counters and sticks of different sizes that click together. The boys had a great time playing with these when we first opened the box. They made corrals of all siz for the cows right away.
Today though we used the foam cube with shape cards to make different shaped corrals and pens. The boys took turns rolling the cube and then figuring out how to make that shape. For Mr Z we practiced identifying the shape and counting the sides after a shape was rolled. Mr A just copied shapes with the sticks. Then of course the cows needed to added to the corral shapes so they didn't run away from the farm.
Invitation to Create: Muddy Pigs
This year these "Invitations to Create" have been fun. A focus more on the child's process while doing art instead of the end product. The boys have liked them and right now with a newborn baby, its one of the things that we can actually get done at some point during the day because I don't have to be too involved.
This I2C was to make a muddy pig. The photo of the pig was already printed on cardstock from MGT as well as the foam brush. I put out some paint, dirt and grass and they both went to town covering their pig in brown paint. They added tons of dirt on top and were happy with muddy pigs.
The theme poster from the curriculum is always fun to look at for awhile. We like to count the objects, people or animals and play I-Spy.
Mr Z decided to make a chicken nest like his brother. However, he wanted to paint his plate first. Then he added some white feathers for softness and then found some cotton balls to use for eggs in the nest. The cotton balls were used because the eggs needed to camouflage with the white feathers. They could not be glued on though, because he had to be able to take them out of the nest.
Mr A's chicken nest. From the materials that were provided by MGT, he only wanted to use the small paper plate as a base for his nest. Its funny how he comes up with what he wants to make with the inspirational photo and materials. I always like his ideas.
