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February 25, 2014 By Tiffany
This week we read The Little Red Hen by Jerry Pinkney. This was a new book for Little Chef K. He enjoyed the illustrations of all the animals, and looked forward to the next part of the story. While looking for this book at the library we found different interpretations of the story. At the end of the book the Hen either makes bread, cake, or pizza. I like the original version of the story, so we went with the bread. The Little Red Hen is a tale loved by many generations. It has great repetition, humor, and a lesson all can relate to at the end of the book. The Hen finds some wheat kernels while on a walk, and her friends refuse to help her during the process of taking care of this … [Read more…]
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February 18, 2014 By Tiffany
This week we are reviewing the book Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss. This is a classic book that most people have read. This book is such a fun read for kids of any age. This book includes opportunities for reading, rhyming, listening, and remembering the process of the story each time you read. The book, I feel, portrays a great message – do not be afraid to try new things. It has been a great lesson for my 4 year old who is a picky eater. I knew I wanted to make green eggs and ham after reading this book. I let Little Chef K help me stir the eggs and add the green food coloring. I really didn’t think he would even try them, but he ended up eating them all. Next I wanted a … [Read more…]
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February 11, 2014 By Tiffany
We are so excited to post about the book Stone Soup. There are many different versions of Stone Soup, but they all have the same theme of sharing and caring. This version, of Stone Soup we enjoyed a lot. It is about a young boy who “tricks” an older woman into thinking soup can be make from a single stone. He starts out by begging the old woman for food. When she does not help this hungry boy, he asks for a stone. This woman becomes intrigued and opens her kitchen up to the boy. The boy then makes a soup, with the help of the womans ingredients she, unknowingly, provides. It becomes a soup “fit for a king”. I was trying to figure out a fun way to incorporate that book into an … [Read more…]
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February 4, 2014 By Tiffany
This weeks book we have read and had fun with is Bean Thirteen. The readers meet Ralph and Flora who are insects. They are picking beans for dinner. Flora goes to pick bean number 13 and Ralph shouts, Don’t do it!. Ralph believes bean 13 is unlucky. They try to split the beans evenly for dinner, but to no avail. There is always one left over. Will they come up with a solution to their problem? We loved this book not only for its bright illustrations, but because is teaches math skills. This book specifically goes through division. Little Chef K is 4 1/2 and just starting addition, so this is what we focused on. The book teaches that fair is when we all get what we truly need. … [Read more…]
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January 28, 2014 By Tiffany
This weeks book is Carrot Soup written by John Segal. The authors text and detailed illustrations tell the story of a rabbit who’s favorite food is carrot soup. The book starts with the reader meeting Mr. Rabbit while he is looking through seed catalogs. There is a great page of different kinds of carrots which engages the reader. Mr. Rabbit plows, plants, waters, weeds, and waits for his carrots to be ready. When harvest day arrives he doesn’t find any carrots! They have all disappeared! As he tries to figure out what happened to his carrots, the reader can find clues in the background which helps them predict the outcome of the story. At the end of the book you will find Mr. … [Read more…]
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January 21, 2014 By Tiffany
Have you heard of the book Horton Hatches the Egg? We hadn’t until we were looking at Dr. Seuss books at the library. We came across Horton Hatches the Egg and brought it home. We liked this book because it is based on an Elephant, Horton, who told a bird he would sit on her egg and wouldn’t get off. He sat on the egg through rain, snow, hunters, and others laughing at him. But he continued to say “I meant what I said, And I said what I meant…. An elephant’s faithful One hundred per cent!” This is a great lesson, for all of us. If we commit to something, we need to be “faithful One hundred per cent”. We decided to make our own papier-mâché eggs. I have not done this since I was … [Read more…]
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January 14, 2014 By Tiffany
This weeks book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. When I told Little Chef A she was very excited. Although she hasn’t read the book, she has seen the movie multiple times and loves it. I gave her a challenge to read the book. I’m sure she will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed it. While reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we decided to make some fun chocolates of our own. For you to do this with your Little Chefs you will need Chocolate molds, candy chocolates, a bowl, spoon, and excitement that you will make your very own candy. First gather the items you need and start melting the chocolates according to the package. Your little Chefs can stir the chocolates while … [Read more…]
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January 7, 2014 By Tiffany
We love reading books that can be interactive, so Ten Apples Up On Top! was a great choice for us. We like this book because we can work on our counting and math skills. Not only that, but Dr. Seuss has great books that hold the younger kids attention. We have always liked reading Ten Apples Up On Top but I had never really thought about actually balancing apples on our head. So we went right to it with our apples in the fridge. Little Chef K had a blast seeing how many apples he could balance on his head. The first few tries were difficult, but then he got the hang of it. The apples that weren’t flat on the bottom were a little more difficult to use, but it was still a lot of fun … [Read more…]
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