Today was preschool at Stephanie's house. Her sub-theme was games/activities/movement. The first game the kids got to play was pin the tail feather on the turkey. They each got a colored feather with a piece of tape on it, to try and pin to the turkey. The older kids got to be blind folded, and the younger ones got to go with out. The kids had a good time, and the turkey came out with a very unique looking tail.
Next, Stephanie told the kids the story of Tommy Turkey. He met a bunch of different animals who all convinced him that being one color was the best of all, so he kept dying himself that color so people would like him. In the end he realizes that being himself is the very best of all. Stephanie had the kids help her stick the different animals and colored turkeys up on a board. She had the kids help her identify the animals and their colors. It was a very cute story, with a good moral, and the kids sat through it so well. I was proud of them! 
I couldn't find the story she told online anywhere, I'll have to get it from her. But here's one that's pretty close, so you get the idea. Only this one doesn't have as good of an ending as the one Steph told. Because it doesn't portray the idea that you should like yourself just the way you are. But you'll get the idea:
Tommy was all brown and didn't like the way he looked. He went for a walk and met a duck who was yellow and orange. The duck said, "Ha ha ha ho ho hee. You're the funniest turkey I ever did see." Tommy said, "I want to be orange and yellow like you." So he put on orange and yellow feathers and didn't like them. Then he met a snake who said, "Ha ha ha ho ho hee. You're the funniest turkey I ever did see." Tommy said " I want to be green like you. So he put on green feathers and didn't like them. Then he met a cardinal who said, "Ha ha ha ho ho hee. You're the funniest turkey I ever did see." Tommy said "I want to be red like you>" So he put on red feathers and didn't like them either. Then he met the wise old owl. Tommy said, " I don't like the way I look, Mr. Owl." Mr. Owl suggested that the children give him a bath and make all his colors run together. Well, he was the happiest and most beautiful turkey in the world and this is how the turkey got so many colors.
After the story, each kid got a piece of paper with a hand on it. They colored the hands to look like turkeys and then we wrote down what each kid was thankful for on their turkey. (I feel as though I've been jumping the gun with my crafts, we always seem to do them again at preschool, haha!) Here are Ivan and Lincoln coloring their hands. That's Ivan's best "cheese" face. I love it!
After coloring, Stephanie had the kids get in a line and she taught them how to walk like turkeys. They flapped there wings, and wiggled their necks, and strutted their stuff all around the living room and into the kitchen. It was pretty funny to watch, and the kids loved it.
When they got to the kitchen, they found a tasty turkey snack waiting for them on the kitchen table. Super cute! Ivan couldn't have them because of the chocolate, but he was perfectly content to each left over candy corns. Oh, I forgot. Somewhere in there we also sang a couple of fun Thanksgiving songs. To the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star we sang:
Let's be thankful for this day
For our friends and for our play
Let's be thankful; let's be glad
For the food and things we have
Let's give thanks for you and me
And our home and family.
And to the tune of Frere Jacques, we sang:
I eat turkey
I eat turkey
Yes, I do
Yes, I do
Turkey in my tummy
Yummy, yummy, yummy
Good for me
Good for you.
No comments:
Post a Comment