FRIENDSHIP WEEK!

Dear Parents,
We engaged the children in our "Kind Word Sensory Lesson."  First we read Should I Share my Ice Cream? by Mo Williams.  After the story, we gave each child a cotton ball and asked them to describe it. The children remarked that the cotton balls were soft, fluffy, and made them happy.  We discussed how happy we feel when our friends are nice to us; just like how the cottonballs made us feel.  

Next, we handed out pieces of sandpaper.  The children felt the paper and said that it was rough, it hurt their arms, and that it left a mark that hurt.  We equated that to how it feels when someone says something mean or takes something from us.  

The children each chose a friend to create a heart shaped card.  They handed out their card to a friend, said something nice to each other and then gave each other a gentle hug.

The children had so much fun playing the heart game.  They rolled the dice, counted the dots and raced candy hearts around the game board.  The object of the game was to see who could get to the heart first.  They also made heart necklaces using foam hearts, beads and stickers.

 The children painted and decorated heir own Valentine mailboxes. They were so excited watching each other put valentines into their  mailboxes.  We ended the week by having a fun Valentine's Day party which included chocolate dipped strawberries and pink cupcakes. 

GOOD FRIENDS!

                                                

We look forward to celebrating the Chinese New Year next week.

Love,
Ms. Bonne and Ms. Denise