The animals were all so happy to see the kids this morning! Everyone was fed, brushed, and loved before we began our class day. After a little "Farm News", which involved a tale of coyotes and a knocked down fence in the middle of the night, we began a lesson on turkeys. The class learned some "Turkey Terms", and they wrote them onto their sheet. They learned about toms, poults, caruncles, snoods, and all sorts of funny words! Hopefully they will be able to incorporate some of these into this week's writing assignment!
Next, the class took turns reading their writing assignment on their favorite farm animals. We picked out sentences from them to discuss and review facts and opinions.
Art today was a complicated project for this age group! I explained that they did NOT have to attempt paper quilling unless they wanted to (I had another method available that involved less fine motor coordination), but each and every one of them insisted on it! First, they created the bodies of their tom turkeys. Then, they used actual quilling tools and quilling strips to add feathers. This is not easy for this age group, and they rocked it! We'll finish them up next week!
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