Before reading The Library Mouse, we asked the question,
“What does an author do?” Here are some of their answers:

“Get a pencil, draw some things, turn the page, draw some more.” –Joshua
“You write words.” – Zachary
“You say words…they write books.” –Makayla
“When you draw a symbol, you are an author.”

Been fiddling around with technology, trying to get video uploaded and such. In lieu of that, here's a few words about what we have been up to this week, so far.

We had a wonderful trip to the library this morning and came trudging back to school with great new books to share with each other.

We worked together as a class to follow a recipe and make chocolate chip cookie "cake"...an experiment of sorts, that turned out yummy...and good practice for our baking tomorrow (cookies for Facilities).

When we come in from one of our outside times, we have a short meeting in circle to talk about what we did outside, how we may have solved a problem, who we played with, and just otherwise re-enforce positive social skills and share discoveries.

And did you know that super-puppies wear high-heels?

Telling Stories

Sometimes, one hand is just not enough!

We have been spending much more time with our journals (notebooks). As they are working in them, we move around the room to hear and record some of the stories they tell to go along with their pictures. What looks like a straight-forward drawing suddenly becomes a wedding in the snow, a magic door that only a rabbit can open, or a dual between super-hero forces.

We miss our Beautiful Stuff!

Coming soon to a preschool classroom near you (very near!)...Bag Opening Day 2010.
Stay tuned for more details.

What do you love?

We asked this question in circle last week. Watch this video to see what some around Stephens love...including the preschoolers!