Weekly Activities

 We have continued our discussion of the qualities found in a friend.  Through different stories and our conversations together, the children have identified the friendship qualities they find important. We made "friendship" play dough together using these qualities. 5 cups of caring 1 tablespoon of kindness 1 cup of sharing 1 cup of helping While making the play dough, the children were able to practice these qualities as well as patience and taking turns.  This is the actual play dough recipe: 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 cup salt 2 cups flour 4 tbsp oil 2 cups boiling water Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl Add boiling water and mix well Once blended, roll onto table and knead until smooth. Very easy to make and lots of fun to play with!

Through different stories, we have been discussing the qualities of a friend.  The one quality that the children unanimously agreed upon is that friends help one another.  In the story, The Little Red Hen, the Hen did all of the work by herself.  The children thought that the Dog, Cat and Goose were not good friends because every time the Hen asked for help, they refused.  Before we reached the end of the story, I asked the children if Hen should share her bread.  There were mixed responses however, the majority of the children thought Hen should share.  Louis' first response was to not share but he quickly changed his mind and said "sharing is caring!" This coming week, the children have asked to make bread and share it with the entire class. "I hug my friend when he is sad." "I blow up a balloon for my friend, Amalia, when she pops her." "I help my friends when they fall." "I help carry stuff for my friends." ...