NOVEMBER

Week/Date: November 3-6 (No School November 3-Election Day)
Theme/Letter: Favorite Foods/F
Books/Songs: I Can Eat the Rainbow, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you Give a Dog a Donut, Wednesday is Spaghetti Day
Crafts: “spaghetti and meatball” plate, chocolate chip “cookie,” start Christmas crafts
Skills: 5 senses food tests, assemble apple fruit “donuts,” chocolate chip cookie chip counting, “cheeseburger” sequencing

Week/Date: November 10-13 (No School November 11-Veterans Day)
Theme/Letter: Turkeys
Books/Songs: Songs: “Hello Mr. Turkey” “Turkey Dinner” Turkey Trouble, The Turkey Train
Crafts: Turkey headbands, Thanksgiving story bracelets, turkey tracks painting
Skills: Fine motor “turkey feathering”, turkey play dough shape activity, “feather” counting, 5 Little Turkeys book
Fall Harvest Festival November 12 (evening event-more information coming soon!)

Week/Date: November 17-20
Theme/Letter: The First Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving traditions/Letter G
Books/Songs: Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving, Sharing the Bread, If Animals Gave Thanks, If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, The Night Before Thanksgiving
Crafts: Indian corn, “pumpkin pie” slice
Skills: Thanksgiving puzzles, beginning letter sounds, color by number

THANKSGIVING BREAK-November 23-November 30 (NO SCHOOL)

Classroom Needs/Upcoming Events:
Thanksgiving Feast, November 20. I will send out a sign-up to bring in specific foods for our classroom Thanksgiving feast.
Saturday, December 5-Santa Experience (sign-up required)
Christmas Spirit Week December 8-11 (more information to come)
Christmas Mini Program-Thursday, December 17. This is a family program. You will have the opportunity to hear our class (and others) share festive music in the sanctuary followed by light refreshments. Begins at 11am. After the program, you are free to leave for the day. The classroom will be left open for you to pick up your child’s backpack/coat.

The preschool will be closed for Christmas break from December 21 through January 1.

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