This morning as my students arrived, one of my little guys stopped to see me on the way to unpack his backpack, and says in a sweet singsong voice, "Mrs. Ayn, we are going to have penguin snacks again toda-ayy!". I gently replied that we would have a lot of fun today and would probably have a
cool snack like goldfish today. I said I was so glad he really enjoyed them yesterday, but that was something special and we couldn't do it again today. While I was explaining all this, he was struggling to unzip his backpack by himself and I reached over and helped him get it open. He reached in and pulled out a full package of Oreos and said, "See? I got my mom to give us some Oreos so we can have the penguin snack today!" After which, he threw himself toward me and wrapped his arms around me in a giant bear hug. What teacher in her right mind could refuse that offer? So we made Oreo Penguin snacks again today, and they loved them even better today! Since I polished off the last few circus peanuts yesterday during my planning time, we just used the goldfish we already had for snack (and a full sized Oreo for the head this time). They turned out pretty cute---even cuter than yesterday's penguins!
And my little guy who brought the Oreos to share? This is his penguin---he was so excited that had it completely constructed before anyone else got their Oreo unscrewed!
And a few more pictures of our polar theme.....
A closeup of Ookpik
The paper igloo we made in our dramatic play area. Accommodates 4-5 Eskimo friends comfortably!
Our ice fishing game made from existing classroom materials
My favorite days are the ones when the kids make me change my plans. Whenever I catch myself telling kids, "What a good idea, maybe we can do it tomorrow," I cringe. Tomorrow the opportunity will be lost. It's about their agenda, not mine.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have a lot of fun stuff going on this week!
Haha - I love it - who can refuse a big hug!
ReplyDeleteI tell my assistant that I'm really not as flighty as I seem, I am just really all about letting the kids help guide instruction. A couple months ago I threw a complete week's worth of plans out the window because the kids became interested cowboys and the wild west. I asked what things they would like to do and wrote another set of plans with the new theme! (I know, a little crazy!) I also can't let a "teachable moment" pass me by if I can help it! =)
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