Learning about the United States

We have been practicing the Pledge of Allegiance and learning about our flag and other symbols for our country, including the Statue of Liberty and the Liberty Bell. We learned about President Washington and President Lincoln and also about the White House.

In our social skills lessons we talked about the feeling of disappointment and things we could do or say when we feel disappointed. We have also been talking about kindness - this is a very kind group of children, and I see daily acts of kindness right in our classroom. Developing empathy at such a young age is a wonderful thing, and they frequently attempt to look at things from another classmate's perspective. 

Miss Marlowe did some fun music with us on Thursday. We used instruments for some songs and followed her under a parachute rainbow for another. 

We loved everything about Valentine's Day - from making our mailboxes, delivering our valentines cards, and finally, opening them up during our party! What a great day it was!