Dates: November 8-23

Theme: Farm and Thanksgiving

From: Tanya


Language Experiences:

• We sorted animals that live on a farm and those who do not.
• We made chocolate pudding ("mud") and rolled pigs in the "mud."
• We made a chicken craft with water colors and feathers.
• We saw real chickens that Farmer Richard (Jan's husband) brought in! The students got to touch them, feed them, and gather some eggs.
• We made an scrambled egg breakfast after gathering the eggs.
• We will paint a farm picture.
• We will "Sheer" a sheep and "milk" a cow.
• We will make a turkey center piece for our Thanksgiving feast.
• We will make Native American headdresses.
  
• We will make a horse craft.
• We will make mashed potatoes and stuffing.

Vocabulary: mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, feathers, hen, rooster, tractor, thanksgiving, farmer, fence, pond, deer, barn, goat, hay

feather, nest, tractor, turkey, barn, fence, deer, farmer, egg, ...Review: crayons, toes, toothbrush, toothpaste, puzzle, witch, firetruck, dentist, medicine

boots, horse, feather, fingers, blue, orange, yellow, red, couch, milk, girl, cough, toothbrush, doctor, tractor, banana,
Notes: We will be having our annual Thanksgiving Feast on Tuesday, November 23rd. Be on the look out for an invitation! FYI...I will not be in school next Thursday and Friday. I will be attending a meeting in California with Advanced Bionics.

Theme: Halloween (week 1), Doctor/Dentist (week 2)
Dates: October 25-November 5
From: Tanya

Language Experiences:

• We made a spider snack with crackers, pretzels, raisins, and frosting.
• We made Halloween objects with play dough and cookie cutters.
• We practiced trick or treating.
• We made a ghost with a lollipop.
• We made Witch's brew.
• We examined a doctor kit and role played being a doctor.
• We role played being an animal doctor (veterinarian).
• We will brush our teeth after getting them dirty from oreos. We will talk about going to the dentist and why it is important to keep your teeth clean.
• We will taste and talk about good/bad foods for your teeth.
  

Vocabulary: ghost, witch, jack-o-lantern, bat, trick or treating, carve, owl, haunted house, costume, toothbrush, hospital, cough, doctor, dentist, medicine, band-aid, teeth, braces, cavity, toothpaste, x-ray

Notes: Thank you all for attending your child's fall goal setting meeting last week. I appreciate your willingness to meet in order to get to know you and your child better. I look forward to seeing the progress your child will make in their speech, language, and listening skills this year. Always feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.

Show and Tell Dates:
Monday: Grace and Blake
Wednesday: Tommy and Anisah
Friday: Aubrey and Matthew