This week we used art and language to tell a story. Between unique brushes, our fingers, and paint, we created a forest in Fall. We told a story about what colors and animals we saw during our "walk in the woods." This was particularly fun because each child really engaged with the activity artistically and linguistically.
The Alone Table has been an interesting place to visit this week as well. The children designed forests with acorns, trees, rocks, logs, and animals on the mirror.
Friend "S" was practicing one-to-one correspondence by putting one acorn next to each tree she planted. She was also pretty excited to see what was inside an acorn shell when she found an open one. Pretty cool to think about everything you need to start a great oak tree is hidden inside a tiny acorn.
We had a Fall forest in the Explore Table also. The pinecones were scented like cinnamon to add extra sensory interest. Forest animals like raccoon, bear, turkey, bobcat, and deer hide in fallen leaves, log blocks, and pinecones.
Fall is a busy time for all the forest creatures as well as us!
