K is for Kindergarten, F is for Fun!: Party Food

So far we have the following coming to our party next week:
veggies, fruit, snowman cupcakes, and chips or popcorn. If you have not let me know what you are bringing, please do so. If you are unsure if you are to bring something, the list is posted in the beginning of the year newsletter and I had it in a post recently. Thanks to those people who have let me know.

Thanks also to Mrs. Bablitz for making some awesome gingerbread play dough for us. The kids are loving it! I will contact my play dough club people soon; I am so grateful so many people volunteered to help us out with that job.

Today we are reading a story about a Gingerbread Baby and making our own gingerbread man.

I just added some new photos to the December photos.

Ask Questions BEFORE Reading:

Talk about the picture on the cover and the title of the book

Ask: "What do you think the book will be about?"
Ask: "What do you think will happen to ____?" (refer to a person on the cover)

Ask Questions DURING Reading:

Talk about the pictures in the book and what has happened so far

Ask: "Why does the boy look sad/happy/excited?"
Ask: "What is that person looking for?"
Ask: "Where is that person going?"

Ask Questions AFTER Reading:

Talk about the book as a whole- What happened? What part did you like the most/the least?

Have your child retell what happened in their own words
Ask: "Did you like it or not? Why did/didn't you like it?"
Ask: "Who else might like it?"

Predict:

Talk about what you think might happen

Ask: "What will happen next?
Say: "I think he will win"
Say: "I think that they are going to get lost"

Make Connections:

Talk about the book and relate it to your own life

Ask: "Does ___ remind you of something/someone?"
Say: "That cat reminds me of your friend's cat"
Say: "This boy looks like your brother!"
Say: "This reminds me of a dinner at our house!"

Visualize:

Talk about how something might look, sound, or feel. Close your eyes and imagine it!

Say: "Close your eyes and picture it in your head"
Say: "Think about it. Can you see all those beautiful colours?"
Say: "Think about how fuzzy and warm that blanket is!"
Say: "Imagine how loud Clifford's bark is! Close your eyes and imagine it - do you hear it?"

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

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