Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.

We have been talking about how families differ and are the same;  including physical characteristics (e.g., hair, skin colour, eyes), cultural characteristics (e.g., language, family origins, food and dress), and other characteristics (e.g., preferred activities, favourite books and movies, pets).

We also talked about our personal and family history and traditions, such as;

• important events in life (e.g., starting school, losing a tooth, getting a new pet or moving)
• family stories (e.g., immigration to Canada, First Peoples oral histories, notable ancestors, memories from older relatives)
• traditions and celebrations (e.g., Christmas, other winter festivals around the world), special cultural holidays (e.g., Lunar New Year, First Peoples celebrations, birthdays, and associated foods, clothing, art)

Please visit your child’s blogfolio to see his/her family portrait and hear what s/he has to say about your family.

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The pigeon wants a puppy…he really, really, really does! But is it a good idea? He promises to take good care of it—to play tennis with it, to water it at least once a month. But is he ready for the responsibility? The book The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Williams is about how the pigeon asks, pleads, moans and begs to let him have his way and get what he wants.

The children have been learning about the difference between a need and a want? (e.g., people need food to live but ordering pizza is a want).   We sorted the pictures into things we need and things we want:

• needs (e.g., water, food, clothing, love and acceptance, safety, education, shelter)
• wants (toys, entertainment, luxuries, eating out at a restaurant)

Ask me how I get my needs met.

B-R-R-R-R! AH-CHOO! Sneezy the Snowman is cold, cold, cold. To warm up, he drinks cocoa, sits in a hot tub, stands near a warm fire–and melts!  But the children know just what to do to build him up again–and make him feel “just right.”  We love this book Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright.  It’s silly and fun!

We  made our own melted snowmen out of glue and shaving cream.  First, we wrote about why it melted.  Then, we made a big pile of “snow”.  Finally, we added the accessories.  Very cute!

Here are some examples.

Check out your child’s melted snowman in his/her blogfolio.