This week we read another story by Donald Crews, our author of the month, and discussed the setting element of a story. As they listened to Night at the Fair, the girls had to identify the setting of the story.
We then paired the girls up and told them that they would be making setting dioramas based on Night at the Fair. The girls were given a shoebox and a table full of supplies (sequins, mini pom-poms, construction paper, foam shapes, craft glue, etc.) and told to recreate a scene from the book. They were AMAZING--without specific directions, the girls used their creativity and own initiative to work cohesively to create their own setting. We were so impressed with their cooperation and imagination!
Be sure to ask your daughter to tell you about the setting she and her partner decided to recreate. The finished products were great!
Then in math the girls had to create daises and put the petals on in order using what they've learned about ordinal numbers.
I think they were very pleased with how they turned out! (We were pleased too!) :)
This afternoon, instead of game time, we played Fall Bingo before our Mystery Reader came to read to the class. The girls did a great job sounding out the new words on their bingo cards and we had three winners in two games!
Finally a BIG thank you to our Mystery reader, Kate Stratton, for ending our day (and week) on a great note!
