It's the lucky week # 13

 Hello Pine family! We kicked off week 13 today with some friends missing. We wished them well; see if your kiddo can remember how many (3) and/or who was missing! We started exploring some new things in our centers this week. Friends really love the sensory table and today was no exception; ask your kiddo what was in there (beans) and if they LIKE or DO NOT LIKE the items, which was their favorite, what colors they were, etc.  We left no bean untouched: pinto beans, navy beans, light read kidney beans, small red beans, great northern beans, black beans, large lima beans, Mayocoba beans, lentils, red lentils, black eyed peas, and green split peas! We scooped, dumped, poured, filled, emptied, picked up with tongs, stirred, shared, and talked all about what we felt, saw, and heard. Friends worked on matching by attributes: color, size, LIKE/DON'T LIKE, etc. We transformed our dramatic play area into a grocery store! Here we could practice taking turns being customers who shop and cashier who uses the register. We have real food items (and some that look pretty darn real) so that kids can practice identifying environmental print, fruits and vegetables, breakfast foods, things they LIKE and DO NOT LIKE, etc. We also had a scavenger hunt/matching game for friends too. For our art exploration, we explored some color mixing; see if your kiddo can remember the colors red + white = pink. We painted our canvas using different strokes: straight lines, circles, dots, etc. Because it was brrrrrrrr, so cold this morning, we utilized our indoor play space, the Collaboratory, to have our gross motor time.