Pilgrim and Indians

We began the week with a left-over hibernation project from last week.

The children thought about what they would bring with them, into a cave, if they hibernated. Then drew their hibernation caves with a white crayon to stand out against their very dark caves.

I loved asking them all about their pictures - don't worry, I wrote it all down for a cute caption in their Portfolios, where you'll see this masterpiece! Hot Chocolate, pillow pets, iPhones, and siblings were a few of the listed "hibernation must-haves".

Then, of course, we had to add a little softness to our hibernation caves - so we glued some fluffy cotton balls around us for comfort.

We learned how the Pilgrims came across the ocean on the Mayflower, and how the Indians were a great help to them. We talked about how the Indians knew how to use the land for food, housing, and transportation.

Then we made our own canoes . . .

and decorated them like the Indians might.

Make sure to check out the Thanksgiving Feast pictures they brought home today - they turned out so cute - and I REALLY wanted to steal them for their portfolio's once I saw how cute they were. I resisted the urge, however, and now you can have a cute Thanksgiving Feast on your refrigerator! Make sure to ask them what kind of food they drew.

Oh, I forgot to take a picture of our snack on Wednesday. The kids sat at a long table just like the Thanksgiving Feast table in a book we read - and it was a highlight of the week. We'll do the same thing at our Feast on Tuesday though!

So, not only are we well versed in hibernation, pilgrims, indians, and well on our way to mastering numbers 0-5, we also found Connor's true calling in life . . .

Song Leader :)

When I asked him what song we should sing on Tuesday, he said, "Um, I think I'd like some rocker stuff."

Have a great weekend!