"U" Week and The Ugly Duckling

Week of October 14-16

Sound of the Week – U

Book of the Week – The Ugly Duckling  by Hans Christian Anderson – adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and other Fariy Tales

Mom of the Month – Kate Wilson

Habit of the Month - Attention

We loved “S” week and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel.  Thank you Aubrie Crais for coming to read to us!

We are looking forward to fun with “u” this week!  Try some fun “u” things at home.  Practice doing and undoing many self-help skills: tying and untying, sipping and unzipping, buttoning and unbuttoning.  Make a “tent” and spend some special time under it playing or reading.  Play “Up, up, up” – blow up a balloon and see how many times you can hit it before it touches the ground. 

We will enjoy watching the ducks on our very own pond as we read The Ugly Duckling.  It is a beautifully illustrated re-telling of the classic fairy tale (and a Caldecott Honor book.)  This week as we read The Ugly Duckling, we’ll talk about God’s plan for each of us…that it’s revealed a little at a time as we grow.  Psalm 139, Jeremiah 29:11 and Proverbs 19:21 will guide our discussion this week.  We will also be learning a little more about the genre of fairy tales and other stories written by Hans Christian Anderson.  Feel free to send in any you may have at home.

I am looking forward to meeting with you all next week!