Theme: The Three Little Pigs
The next few weeks we will enter the land of make believe and explore the traditional fairy-tale The Three Little Pigs. The children will have many opportunities to participate in telling and retelling the story. Several different versions of this tale will be read to them, and the children will even have an opportunity to express their own versions of events if they desire to do so.
Flannel board figures will be available for the children to use to retell the tale. Our small activity table will provide an opportunity for your child to choose to prepare puppets of the three pigs and the wolf. This activity will encourage the children to exercise their cutting skills as they cut around the figures, decorate as they choose, and paste onto a craft stick. These puppets may be used to dramatize the story.
Our large activity table will provide the children an opportunity to work in groups to build the pigs’ houses. Working cooperatively will help develop their skills in relating to and working with others. These houses (along with the puppets the children have made) will be placed in an area for role playing the story.
What items can we “huff and puff” like the wolf did to make them move? We will experiment with a cotton ball, a wrinkled piece of tissue paper, a foam ball, and a block. The children will lie on the floor and take turns blowing the items towards an open box. Is there another way we can get these items into the box without using our hands? I am sure the children will come up with some fun ideas!
A farm and farm animals will be added to our block area since many fairy-tales are based on animal characters and, of course, there will be a palace! This will be another means for your child to use his/her imagination and enjoy being creative. Fairy-tale and nursery rhyme puzzles will be added to our manipulative center, and animals will be added to the sensory table. In the book area will be different fairy-tales for your child to enjoy looking at, or for us to read to them.
The last day of this theme we will be creative by making the three pigs’ houses to eat. Hay, sticks, and bricks will be represented by using yellow tinted coconut or shredded wheat, pretzels or potato sticks, and graham crackers spread with red cream cheese and raisins. The children may choose to make all three houses or just the one of their choice. What a yummy way to end our unit on The Three Little Pigs.
A special thanks to all the moms who helped with our Valentine party. Maureen, the handprints on the tile was an extra treat! We also want to thank all of our parents for the support and help you give us.
Fondly, Carol and Blanche
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