
As we finish up our good foods unit and start Thanksgiving I always think it's fun to introduce the children to a cornucopia. I don't know,maybe I just fancy the word.
Since the cornucopia has lots of good food in it, it ties in nicely with good foods. Since it is a popular Thanksgiving decoration, it helps us with the introduction.
I did find out this week that this class needs a LOT of scissor work. This is one of those activities where I try to let them do all the cutting--WAS NOT happening this year. I have had scissors out during free time all year, but not in an organized way--they are real good at fringing everything.


When everything is cut out I let them glue the food in the basket. Bec
ause of the cutting, this project can take a little longer than normal--just an FYI.

The book I read today was "Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks" by Margaret Sutherland, illustrated by Sonja Lamut. It is a very basic story of children giving examples of things they are thankful for. I like to reread this story when we make our Thankful Turkey to help refresh their memories of the many things we have to be thankful for.

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