Truffula Trees

Since this week is Dr Seuss's birthday we started to read The Lorax. The book is about caring the environment by protecting the trees. The trees from The Lorax are called "Truffula trees" and the Sparrows are making their own! 

We noticed on the pictures of the Truffulas trees that their trunk have colorful patterns, so Friends choose between two tempera colors and painted the trunks. Then they glued a piece of tissue paper on the top. 

Today in Art class Friends worked with clay. They made their very own coil pot. The first step was to make a flat round shape, like a pancake. Then they rolled up little pieces of clay and added them one by one around the round shape. Next class Sparrows will color  the pots.

It was too cold today to go outside so we went downstairs and played games. Sparrows favorite games are "Mister Fox" and "Swim Fishy Swim." 

 Friends playing puppies.

When Sparrows work together they communicate ideas to each other and make beautiful structures. In this one Friends used blocks.

 This structure is for the marbles to run on it.

Friends had fun manipulating the clay and it is also a good exercise for fine motor skills.