Berlioz the Bear and Banana Pudding

On Wednesday, September 22, we had a fun, but messy day!  

First, we enjoyed listening to some classical music performed by Yo Yo Ma. We listened for the low sound made by the double bass instrument.

Yo Yo Ma

Then, we read the story Berlioz the Bear, by Jan Brett. While we read the story, we listened for words that made the /b/ sound. 

In the story, Berlioz and the orchestra are to play at a dance in the town. (Berlioz plays a double bass in the orchestra.) They ride in a wagon pulled by a mule. The wagon wheel gets stuck in a hole, and the mule won't pull it out. Animals on their way to the dance come by and try to help, but they can't get the wagon to budge. Ask your child what gets the mule to move again!

We are concentrating on the sounds of the letter /b/ this week, and also on writing a lower case b. We practiced forming the letter 'b' with sky-writing, and then we wrote it with our fingers in banana pudding on our tables. (They had a place mat on the table, and a piece of foil to write it on!) The students had a fun time smearing the pudding all over the foil, and then practicing writing b. Some of the students delighted in having their hands all gooey and covered with pudding, others wanted to wash up immediately! It's interesting to see their personalities emerge during this kind of a task!

In our Bible lesson for Wednesday, we read a story about some children who found a castle and the king said they could stay there, but they had to follow one rule! We made a booklet about it that they brought home in their folders. Have them tell you the story from their booklet.

Tomorrow is chapel, and the students need to know their Bible verse.  "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23.

Have a blessed day!