Dear Parents,
What a fun week! I hope your child has enjoyed learning to be safe. We toured the rooms in my house to identify hot things: light bulbs, outlets, oven, stove top, hot pans, faucets, an iron, etc. We talked about how to adjust water temperature in a faucet by looking for a red and blue band area in sinks and tubs. We learned about fire fighters, visited a fire hydrant (at the end of my driveway) and practiced calling 9-1-1 on a phone.
We continued to work on the letters n, m, c and r and identify beginning sounds of words we use. We end the week celebrating National Playdoh Day. This year it falls on Saturday the 18th so I encourage you to get out the Playdoh and have fun. We used our doh today to form alphabet letters we’ve been learning.
The doh in your child’s bag is made from a natural home recipe I found online:
- 1 cup flour
- 3/8 cup salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Create your own colors with things you have around the house like cocoa, beets, paprika, turmeric. To create use 3/8 cup hot water (more or less as needed) and 4 tbs cocoa powder, or 1 tbs paprika, 1 teaspoon turmeric. This will create great fall colors in yellow, orange, and brown.
You can also add color to your Play Dough using vegetable or fruit juices. To do so, divide dough into different sections, warm 3/8 cup of the juice and then add to the dough mixtures. Try using carrot, spinach, or tomato for vibrant colors. Combine the ingredients in mixing bowl, including the colors. Knead dough for a few minutes on flour covered surface. Store in air tight containers in the refrigerator.
Thank you for your support and for sharing your little angel with me! I have included a work page in this newsletter if your child would like to sit at the table with older siblings to “do homework.” If they return it, I’ll stamp it to “grade” it for them like big kid homework. -This is totally elective.
Megan Millington
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