All Aboard!

Yesterday we began our study of holidays around the world. We read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, then spent the afternoon turning our dramatic play center into a train station, complete with a train made from cardboard boxes! We will be traveling aboard the Polar Express to learn about holiday traditions and the places they come from. We have even been issued passports and tickets! Stay tuned to hear about all of the fun places we visit. For now, here are some pictures of our hard work and fun in our train station:

We Voted!

In honor of Election Day yesterday, KA cast their votes... for their favorite fruit! We have been learning about the Food Plate and healthy foods, so this was the perfect thing for us to vote on. We chose between apples and bananas, then tallied our votes using our Tally Chant to help us remember: "1, 2, 3, 4, number 5 shuts the door! 6, 7, 8, 9, number 10 draws the line!" Here's a picture of our ballot:

We even got "I Voted!" stickers - the highlight of the event for the Monkeys :)