We started out like we usually do with calendar time, our Bible story (The story of Gideon this week), and we talked about our new letter (H) and number (6). We traced the letters and numbers using our tactile letters. The kids were a little bit squirly :)
Next we did our dot-to-dot worksheets from the curriculum. The kids did GREAT connecting 1, 2, 3, and 4 to form the diamond!
Such concentration!
The star, on the other hand, proved to be a bit of a challenge.
Then it was story and snack time. We read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Of course we needed a caterpillar snack to go along with the story.
And a very special guest made her appearance to read to the kiddos.
This is "Coco" (named after Addison's imaginary friend). My sister made her for Addison for her 3rd birthday.
Turns out she's a great story teller :)
Next we moved on to our craft. We made foam door hangers for Thanksgiving to decorate the nursing home where Addison and Doc's Great Grandma lives. It's a facility for Alzheimer's patients. I thought this would be a good way for the kids to learn about serving others.
The kids (and the moms) made 48 door hangers! Then Thursday, we met at the nursing home to do some decorating.
The kiddos posed for a quick picture in the entry way of the home before they got to work.
We kept the door hangers in a basket and the kids would come grab one then scatter and run to find an empty door. It was organized chaos! They actually did a GREAT job of using inside voices, and of listening to instructions.
Doc did a good job helping to push "Maga" (that's what Addison calls her Great Gram).
Then we took a little break to have some cookies!
And Maga got her baby fix! She will be 90 years old next month!
I think the experience was great for the kids and for the residents. I hope we can go back and do something similar in the future.
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