"Sticky Things"

The way Fran decided to do Choice Time today, involved The Turtles help.  She couldn't decide what new center to open up for the day so she had the kids vote for which center they wanted open.  The choices were magnets, letter sand trays, and light table.  She wrote the choices on a paper and asked the kids to write down their vote with a tally mark.  Fran even told The Turtles that on the 5th tally mark, they have to draw their tally mark going across!  This was a fun and interactive way to introduce the children to tally marks and have The Turtles have a say in what they wanted to do for the morning.

While The Turtles were experimenting with the magnets, one of our friends said "metal sticks together because its so powerful".  Another suggested that when the person made the magnets that they put "sticky things" inside of it to make them stick to each other.  It was great to listen to The Turtles' ideas and reasoning about magnets because this is something Fran still needs to learn about too!

During the morning, The Turtles were engaged in many other activities!

A deck was added on to a house.

Pictures were created.

Guitars were strummed.

"Mommy and Sister" was played.

Zoos were created.

The Turtles wish all families a warm and happy weekend :)