Over the River: A Turkey's Tale...

There are some books for each season that have become family favorites. We started checking them out at the library and we are developing quite a collection that we want to purchase so we can have them.

For Halloween, we love to read Big Pumpkin
http://www.ericasilverman.com/_b_big_pumpkin__b__71195.htm
This is just a fun book for us. We love the rhymes and the cute story.
                                         AND
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Old-Lady-Afraid-Anything/dp/0064431835
It's a fun book that we have used props for and acted out time and time again. 

For Fall, we love Red Are the Apples.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Oprhx9CN9CsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=red+are+the+apples&source=bl&ots=yNKbxlJNwL&sig=nyQlQ2t6Lf2GAk1GJIPU7lPjdxk&hl=en&ei=RijWTOWhHJKasAOT1qyOCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false
It's so poetic in words and pictures. It reminds me of fall harvest and of hours spent canning foods that we will enjoy for several months. It reminds me of spending time with family and enjoying this wonderful fall season.

For Thanksgiving, we love Over the River: A Turkey's Tale
http://www.librarything.com/work/1861665
It's a fun book of pictures put to a familiar song. We read it nightly throughout the month of November, enjoying the story and anticipating going to grandma and grandpa's house for Thanksgiving. 


These books have become family favorites and seasonal traditions. They remind us of good times spent together during our favorite time of year. What are some of your family's favorite books?

Color Science

Again, I used this website as my reference:
http://scienceforpreschoolers.com/topic/physics/color-science

We mixed colors using this handy dandy muffin tin I bought at DI.

We made predictions about what color each set would make. To add sight word practice into the whole thing, I wrote the names of the each color and put it next to the appropriate part of the tin. After we mixed and discussed colors, he got to paint with them.

What's more fun than baking soda and vinegar?

For our science activities this week, we played with baking soda and vinegar. This is the link I used.
http://scienceforpreschoolers.com/topic/chemistry/baking-sodavinegar

Day 1: Experiment with baking soda and vinegar by playing with it and seeing what happens when you mix it together.
Day 2: Blow up a balloon using baking soda and vinegar.

This week we'll be making Irish Soda Bread with baking soda and vinegar!