There are no fancy words to describe our walk to the grocery store, so I will just tell the truth.....IT WAS RAINY!! Real rain! I can't be certain what the passing motorists on East Blvd. thought of us, walking with small children in the rain, but I like to think that they were admiring our commitment to learning.....no matter what!
When we finally arrived at Harris Teeter, the Out and About dramatically improved. The produce manager, Mr. Dave, met and welcomed us to the store. We wandered around in search of fruits and vegetables of every color. We found familiar things from our Touch and Feel pool, like carrots, and corn, and potatoes. We found some of the same things that came in many different colors, like red apples, and green apples, and yellow apples. We found things that came in different sizes, like big pumpkins and little pumpkins. We found vegetables with long, funny names, like cauliflower and zucchini. We weighed onions using the scale and watched as other shoppers pushed their carts around the store. It was a great trip!
Mr. Dave sent some fresh treats home in a bag for each kid. An apple, a banana, a pencil, and a baby pumpkin were some of the things that you will find in the bags that we sent home today. Everyone was so thankful for their treat bag.....Ms. Tiffany and I were thankful that we didn't have to carry SIX bags of fruit home in the pouring rain!
I almost forgot to mention Ms. Angela.....it seems like days ago since we saw her, even though it was only this morning!! She had some really fun things today to help the kids practice trapping and kicking a ball. First, we trapped (stopped) a really big ball with our hands, then the balls got smaller and smaller. It was harder to stop the smaller balls because you really had to pay attention. Then, we trapped the ball using one foot. This meant that we had to use those great balancing skills we've been practicing the last few weeks. It takes a lot of coordination to watch the ball with your eyes and "catch" it with one foot! Ms. Angela saved the very best for last.....kicking. Every child took a turn kicking the ball into the goal.....and every child took a turn being the goalie and trying to trap the ball before it went into the goal! The fun part was that these two things happened at the very same time! One kid was kicking and one kid was guarding the goal! Talk about some serious faces!! We clapped and cheered for everyone!
We did find a way to read a book today.....it was called Vegetables by Cheryl Ryan. It described several different vegetables. We used it to help us navigate the grocery store and we made extra sure that we saw everything from the book while we were there. I think all the kids got exposed to some new fruits and vegetables today and it was a good chance to practice descriptive words in a real setting.
We won't see you again until Tuesday....that seems like a long time! Rest up and enjoy the extra time with your children! There are SO many fun things planned as we approach the holiday season!!
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