This week rabbits are our connecting theme. Lyra's fable is How Brer Rabbit Lost His Fine Bushy Tale. We will all be hopping about ( and getting some winter energy out) to songs and games about bunnies at circle time. Lyra has been making pom poms for a valentines garland, but these week they will turn into little bunny rabbits.
The riddle of the week:
What can you hold without ever it touching you hands?
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Circle for the week of January 10th, 2011
This week Lyra is doing her first Saint legend with the story of Kentigern and the Robin. She will be making some origami twirling birds to go with the story, which I think the younger girls will like as well. When they are done twirling we will turn them into a mobile.
She is going to read the fable of the Peacock's Complaint to the smaller girls at circle time. We will do some peacock stories and yoga in circle as well this week. The stories all have a theme of recognizing with gratitude our own strengths and strengths of those around us.
And finally, our songs for the week involve the cold winter outdoors and keeping ourselves warm and healthy.
She is going to read the fable of the Peacock's Complaint to the smaller girls at circle time. We will do some peacock stories and yoga in circle as well this week. The stories all have a theme of recognizing with gratitude our own strengths and strengths of those around us.
And finally, our songs for the week involve the cold winter outdoors and keeping ourselves warm and healthy.
Monday, October 11, 2010
circle for the week of October 11, 2010
Farm animal yoga with animal sounds will warm us up, then a new scythe game will get us moving and tie our farm animal unit into the harvest.
Scythe the Wheat- Nicola Wicksteed
Scythe the wheat, at its feet; (child jumps while you whisk an imaginary scythe
under her feet)
Bind it, bind it into bundles. (turn child round)
Toss the wheat sheaves in the cart, (toss child gently on the pile of pillows)
Rickety rackety off it trundles (clap twice on rick and rack)
And then harvest for us humans, will tie in with the harvest all the little animals are busy with.
Hiding Hazelnuts- Nicola Wicksteed
The squirrels gather hazelnuts
And hide them in the ground.
They hope that when they need a snack,
They'll be easily found.
There are some nuts that they forget.
It's likely some of these
Will turn into seedlings which
grow into hazel trees.
Scythe the Wheat- Nicola Wicksteed
Scythe the wheat, at its feet; (child jumps while you whisk an imaginary scythe
under her feet)
Bind it, bind it into bundles. (turn child round)
Toss the wheat sheaves in the cart, (toss child gently on the pile of pillows)
Rickety rackety off it trundles (clap twice on rick and rack)
And then harvest for us humans, will tie in with the harvest all the little animals are busy with.
Hiding Hazelnuts- Nicola Wicksteed
The squirrels gather hazelnuts
And hide them in the ground.
They hope that when they need a snack,
They'll be easily found.
There are some nuts that they forget.
It's likely some of these
Will turn into seedlings which
grow into hazel trees.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Circle for the week of October 4th, 2010
Geese. We will be learning about the geese we have been watching at the lake and in the air. Our yoga poses this week are postures of a gander protecting his nest. We will also play a few migration games, learning how to fly in formation and find our way home to nest.
This will be our walking song this week, watch out!
( from Seven times the Sun, Shea Darian)
Three gray geese on the green grass graz-ing. : group 1
(honk!, honk!) (honk!, honk!) : group 2
Gray were the geese and green was the graz-ing. : group 1
(honk!, honk!) (honk!, honk!) : group 2
also learning:
Twinkle Twinkle little star!
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the glorious sun has set,
When the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle all the night.
In the dark-blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Guides the traveler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, Twinkle little star!
And for jump roping:
Halloweena Huckatee
Couldn't brew a cup of tea,
The only portion she could brew
was wishy, washy, mousetail stew!
This will be our walking song this week, watch out!
( from Seven times the Sun, Shea Darian)
Three gray geese on the green grass graz-ing. : group 1
(honk!, honk!) (honk!, honk!) : group 2
Gray were the geese and green was the graz-ing. : group 1
(honk!, honk!) (honk!, honk!) : group 2
also learning:
Twinkle Twinkle little star!
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
When the glorious sun has set,
When the grass with dew is wet,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle all the night.
In the dark-blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
As your bright and tiny spark,
Guides the traveler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, Twinkle little star!
And for jump roping:
Halloweena Huckatee
Couldn't brew a cup of tea,
The only portion she could brew
was wishy, washy, mousetail stew!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Circle for the Week of September 27th, 2010
LITTLE LEAVES, by George Cooper
( in researching this poem I found a dozen variations, several of them claiming to be the original)
"Come Little Leaves" said the wind one day,
"Come over the meadow with me and play,
Put on your dresses of red and gold,
Summer is gone and the days grow cold"
As soon as the leaves heard the winds low call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all,
Over the brown fields they whirled and flew,
Singing the soft little song they new.
Dancing and whirling the little leaves went
Autumn had called them and they were content,
Soon they will sleep in their soft earthly beds,
Waiting for Winter to cover their heads.
During circle this week we will continue to focus on autumn, and tie is the working farm and all its animals.
We will sing a physical version of Old Macdonald, where we have to neigh, neigh and gallop, gallop. Our yoga poses for the week are farm animal inspired as well.
Come Wednesday we will whip up a big batch of applesauce with our Apples from Black Rock Orchard, our favorite farm.
Thursday we hope to complete our little felt owls and their nests from last week ( January, can you please post directions for making the play dough)
Then Friday its off through the woods with our new Little Leaves song, to visit the lake, enjoy the crisp air and find new autumn treasures.
( in researching this poem I found a dozen variations, several of them claiming to be the original)
"Come Little Leaves" said the wind one day,
"Come over the meadow with me and play,
Put on your dresses of red and gold,
Summer is gone and the days grow cold"
As soon as the leaves heard the winds low call,
Down they came fluttering, one and all,
Over the brown fields they whirled and flew,
Singing the soft little song they new.
Dancing and whirling the little leaves went
Autumn had called them and they were content,
Soon they will sleep in their soft earthly beds,
Waiting for Winter to cover their heads.
During circle this week we will continue to focus on autumn, and tie is the working farm and all its animals.
We will sing a physical version of Old Macdonald, where we have to neigh, neigh and gallop, gallop. Our yoga poses for the week are farm animal inspired as well.
Come Wednesday we will whip up a big batch of applesauce with our Apples from Black Rock Orchard, our favorite farm.
Thursday we hope to complete our little felt owls and their nests from last week ( January, can you please post directions for making the play dough)
Then Friday its off through the woods with our new Little Leaves song, to visit the lake, enjoy the crisp air and find new autumn treasures.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Circle for the week of September 20, 2010
This week we are celebrating the start of Autumn and the autumn equinox. We will be making apple sauce, pumpkin whoopie pies ( ummm, we've waited all year for these), and candles.
Circle time is teaching us some new autumn songs to sing while we work on our projects.
Yellow the Bracken- Florence Hoatson, from The Singing Year
Yellow is the bracken (circle in a ring)
Golden the sheaves,
Rosy the apples,
Crimson the leaves,
Mist on the hillside, ( one hand sweeps horizontally, the other stretches to clouds)
Clouds grey and white,
Autumn good morning! (bow to the autumn, hands together by cheek for summer)
Summer Goodnight!
The story of Owl and Duck from The Yoga Zoo
story and poses
Friday we will do an Owl listen and see game.
Round the House ( I cant remember where I got this one)
Round the house,
Round the trees,
Round the woods,
With the rustling leaves,
Round the tree trunk,
Round the stem,
Round about and home again.
Circle time is teaching us some new autumn songs to sing while we work on our projects.
Yellow the Bracken- Florence Hoatson, from The Singing Year
Yellow is the bracken (circle in a ring)
Golden the sheaves,
Rosy the apples,
Crimson the leaves,
Mist on the hillside, ( one hand sweeps horizontally, the other stretches to clouds)
Clouds grey and white,
Autumn good morning! (bow to the autumn, hands together by cheek for summer)
Summer Goodnight!
The story of Owl and Duck from The Yoga Zoo
story and poses
Friday we will do an Owl listen and see game.
Round the House ( I cant remember where I got this one)
Round the house,
Round the trees,
Round the woods,
With the rustling leaves,
Round the tree trunk,
Round the stem,
Round about and home again.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Circle: the week of September 13th
topics: monarchs and milkweed
during the first part of the week we will learn about monarchs and milkweed through our yoga poses. On Friday we will play a game where some children are the milkweed and others the butterflies. Milkweed will stand still, eyes closed and butterfly will land gently on a body part. Milkweed has to identify the body part without open eyes. If correct, they switch places and start the game again.
We will be planting milkweed in the yard, if anyone has any plants or seeds they'd like to donate, please email me.
daily game: a bean bag obstacle course, children have to complete the course while balancing or tossing their bean bag.
Songs for the week:
Don't Flutter By Butterfly
pg 67 Seven Times the Sun, by Shea Darian
Don't Flutter by butterfly
come rest on my finger
come rest on my cheek
come be my guest for a day or a week
but don't flutter by butterfly
jump rope and park song: Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old oak tree
Merry merry king of the woods is he
Laugh kookaburra
Laugh kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits in the old oak tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop Kookaburra
Stop Kookaburra
Leave a few for me
How many gumdrops will he leave ( count until a mistake is made).
during the first part of the week we will learn about monarchs and milkweed through our yoga poses. On Friday we will play a game where some children are the milkweed and others the butterflies. Milkweed will stand still, eyes closed and butterfly will land gently on a body part. Milkweed has to identify the body part without open eyes. If correct, they switch places and start the game again.
We will be planting milkweed in the yard, if anyone has any plants or seeds they'd like to donate, please email me.
daily game: a bean bag obstacle course, children have to complete the course while balancing or tossing their bean bag.
Songs for the week:
Don't Flutter By Butterfly
pg 67 Seven Times the Sun, by Shea Darian
Don't Flutter by butterfly
come rest on my finger
come rest on my cheek
come be my guest for a day or a week
but don't flutter by butterfly
jump rope and park song: Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old oak tree
Merry merry king of the woods is he
Laugh kookaburra
Laugh kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits in the old oak tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop Kookaburra
Stop Kookaburra
Leave a few for me
How many gumdrops will he leave ( count until a mistake is made).
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