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Puppet Play

We are learning to tell stories with puppets. 

 Last week we were playing with puppets in class. I modeled how we can use puppets to retell and mix up a story we will already know.

We were telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but this time Grandma broke into Mr Wolf's house because she could smell delicious cookies. When Mr Wolf found Granny eating his cookies that he stole from Little Red they started to fight and snatch the last cookie back and forward. We then paused the story to think of an ending.

We wanted a happy ending for the wolf, a different ending that is happy for Grandma and then an ending that is happy for all the characters.

Mr Wolf's happy ending:
Little Red came running in the door to rescue Granny, but she fell over and pushed Granny into a pot of boiling water. Mr Wolf then cooked them both up and ate them for dinner!

Granny's happy ending:
As they were snatching the cookies back and forward Granny pulled so hard that Mr Wolf went flying into a pot of boiling water. Then Granny left eating the last cookie.

A happy ending for all:
Little Red saw them fighting and told them that fighting over one cookie is silly. She said, "You can cut the cookie up and share it. I will teach you how to make your own cookies so you don't have to steal and fight!"

Sports

We are learning how to do an over arm throw

Cookies

We made cookies using our butter

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Using our butter on some bread

Using our butter

Making our butter

Making butter

Here are some photos from making butter.

Learning to read and write new words

In the classroom the children enjoy finding words around the classroom and have started using them in their writing. J

I am sure the children would enjoy finding words around the home as well. In the back of their homework books is a list of words. I will be updating what they know this week and then if you like you can use some unknown words to place around the house. As they learn these it would be great if you put up another word. Move the words around every few days so you know they have learnt them and not memorised. 

We also have word groups where we help each other learn new words. that are on our window. We can read them, sound them out and write them. 

Making Butter

On Monday we made butter the 'old fashion way'. It was amazing to see the changes! Watch this space for some photos and writing.