May has started and the smell of honeysuckle is all around us. The children have helped me plant some black eyed peas, squash, and zucchini and each day we pull weeds and water the seedlings. Our climbing spinach is working it's way up our tee pee and the children have begun to spot butterflies in the yard as well! Our circle movement time is all about a great big caterpillar who creeps and crawls around before turning into a butterfly, so it's nice to have a few actual butterflies join our play time!
Inside we have been continuing to experiment with scissors and cutting different materials. We experimented this week with some yarn hanging down, to ease the difficulty of trying to hold floppy bits in the other hand. The children used the kite paper they had snipped last week to stick onto contact paper to make their own "sun catchers". The children have asked repeatedly for the story of "The Little Red Hen" and they have been using the props I used last week to tell the story themselves during their playtime. This week I read "The Little Red Hen" by Paul Galdone. They still loved hearing it. Sometimes you just hit on a story that they really enjoy, and ones with animals are always a hit. Having stories repeated to them, engages rather than bores them. They love being able to memorize the words and use them in their own play.
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