// Hibernation Week: Curriculum Update //

We had a lovely presentation last Friday from Maddie’s family. Her mom and dad taught the children about Hanukkah, showed them a real menorah, gave them a dreidel to take home, and everyone enjoyed a donut.  We added a dreidel work to the culture shelf and the children have been learning how to play. Thank you Allison and Evan for coming in and teaching us!

We continue our discussion about animals in winter as we prepare for Hibernation Day this Friday. We discussed birds that migrate and birds that adapt. We also did a sound matching lesson where the children had to match birds by their bird calls. They were excited to hear the different sounds several New Jersey native winter birds make. 

We read the story The Giving Tree . The children thought about what they can give to a tree. Using evergreen branches, they decorated  Red Room’s “tree”  with their “gifts” such as gentle hands, food, water, and kisses.