11-26: Autumn theme (stone soup day!)

Yay!!!!  It's stone soup day!  I will be perfectly honest, this was my favorite day so far of instruction.  It was pretty magical!  I didn't get very many pictures of our wonderful day because we were too involved in what we were doing but I did get a few.  During circle time we listened to the narrated version of the book, "Stone Soup."  If you don't know the story I highly recommend reading it during this time of the year.  The basic theme is Sharing.  If everyone shares the little they have, then everyone has more.  Anyway, then we moved over to the table and our own personal magic stone was revealed.  I wish you could have seen their little faces!  They had so much fun pouring their ingredient in and taking turns stirring the soup.

 You have all made simply lovely children!  Good job!

 While the soup was cooking downstairs we went up to the classroom for centers.

 We had a stone soup themed water activity.  It was a hit - maybe too big!  Sorry if a few came home with wet sleeves!

 During individual learning the children colored ingredients that they were to cut out and paste in the pot sheet at home.

 After centers we went downstairs for our feast.  I snuck down earlier and set the table so it was all ready for them.  The house smelled amazing!  I am incredibly proud of them!  Every single one tried the soup.  Not all of them finished it but they all tasted it.  Great job guys!

It was a beautiful day!