What We Did This Week

Welcome to November!

November 5th 2024

Happy Native American History month! Today, we learned about the talking stick. In many Native American tribes, people used a “talking stick “ to make sure that each person had a turn to share his or her ideas and opinions with the rest of the group. The person holding the stick had the right to speak. Everyone else was expected to listen with respect. When a person finished talking, he or she passed the stick to someone else. During circle time, we practiced taking turns speaking while using the talking stick! We also gave an introduction to the continents today. We learned that there are seven continents. They are North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. Did you know that when the earth was new the land was a large landmass called Pangaea? Pangaea is a Greek word for “all lands.“ Though the land on the earth is divided into continents, the continents can be grouped together to form one big landmass— kind of like a puzzle! Our friends got to make replicas of their own talking sticks! We also learned a new yoga pose called “bow and arrow.”

November 7th 2024

Today we are learning about mountains. Our friends learned that mountains are landforms that rise high above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. They are made from rocks and earth. Mountains exist on every continent and even beneath our great oceans. To reinforce this lesson our Stars learned the mountain yoga pose. For their art period, the children made mountain art!