Peeny Butter Fudge

One of our focus questions was, “When do things happen at school?”  We used our visual schedule to see what happens during the day and even took some time to plan activities together.  Routines are very important at this age and their inquiring minds enjoy discussing what we are doing next.  One of the activities we planned was to read Peeny Butter Fudge.  In this book When Mama leaves the kids with Nana, she also leaves a set of instructions for the day. But, when the door closes, all sorts of fun breaks loose. Then, Mom comes home, sees the house is a big mess, and is temporarily annoyed until she sees that they've made peanut butter fudge.

We had our schedule planned for the day and who do you think showed up? Our very own Nana!

Nana knows how to take an ordinary day and make it extra special.  

She brought the recipe and all the ingredients to make peanut butter fudge.  We read the recipe and discussed how important it was to follow the directions. If we missed a step, our fudge wouldn’t taste good.  Knowledge of print and its uses includes understanding that print carries a message and that print is organized and read in particular ways.  Each child was given a step from the recipe and couldn’t wait to help. 

Our Community Service Project

When students get involved in community service, they not only help others — they expand their worldview, develop empathy and leadership skills, and realize how their actions can have a positive impact. Our community service project for this year was to donate books to our local library. I’m proud to say we collected over 500 books. The Director of the library and Mother Goose were thrilled to see all the books and read us a story.