Waiting for Snow
Everyone in The Red Class was excited to see each other after the December vacation. We jumped right into our winter theme with a selection of books about snow.
One of our favorites was Waiting for Winter, by Sebastian Meschenmoser. This is a humorous tale about a squirrel who is anxiously awaiting his first snowfall. His animal friends describe snow as being white, cold, soft and wet. Squirrel witnesses a series of different objects falling from the sky which meet this description but in fact are not snow. At the end of the story, he is finally rewarded with his first real snowfall. The children in The Red Class could empathize with Squirrel as they too waited all week long for some snow.
We enjoyed doing some process art with a winter theme:
We read The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, which reinforced the letter of the week (J) and also provided some comic relief around the process of getting dressed to go outside.
We will continue to explore winter themes this month. Hopefully we will soon have a chance to play in some real snow!