Blog for September 26 and 28

Pets are great!! And we are talking about pets this week and the sound of Pp.

Table activities this week are role playing "Pet Shop", washing the dogs, matching pets with their homes and a pet sensory bin. We had alot of fun this morning pretending to brush, walk and feed our dogs and cats.

Small group activities- This morning we mixed dough to make dog biscuits, we then pressed it flat and used all our muscles to cut bone shaped cookies for dogs out of them. Mrs. Schneck is taking the dog cookies home to bake and we will get them on Thursday. On Thursday, we will make a dog house for our puppies out of cardboard and decorate it.

Large motor this week involves tossing a ball to a dog and dancing to "My Dog Rags".

Our Jesus time story this week is about Abraham. Abraham was an old testament believer who was born years after Noah and the ark. God planned to set apart a special people from whom the Savior would be born and Abraham was the beginning of that people. God gave Abraham a promise that he would have more offspring than the stars in the sky or the sands on the beach. When God gave Abraham that promise, he was 90 years old and his wife Sarah was 80 and they had no children. 
Finally, when Abraham was 99 and Sarah 89, two angels and the Angel of the Lord (which is the Old testament name for Jesus) came to visit Abraham. He shared a meal with them and they informed him that at this same time next year, he would be holding a baby in his arms. Sarah overheard this and laughed. When the men asked her if she had laughed, she denied it. They told her that her son would bear the name Isaac, which means laughter. Sure enough, Isaac was born within the year! 
Even when it seems impossible, God keeps his promises! We can trust Him!

The KDIs we are emphasizing this week are-

Empathy: Children demonstrate empathy toward others.- This includes ours or other's pets. Learning how to nicely treat a pet is great practice in how to nicely treat others. Being kind and gentle and not teasing are all good ways to interact with others.

Pretend play: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play.- As we pretend to be pet owners, shopkeepers or pets ourselves, we use our imagination muscles!!

A reminder that next week we have the Nankin Mills field trip on Tuesday. There is no school for the rest of the week as the teachers will be in Bay City for a teachers' conference.

Have an awesome week!!