Children love books, they love to be read to and they love to look at the pictures and follow along. But do they know how a book is made or who draws the pictures and writes the words? At CNS we have been learning what authors and illustrators are and how they help to create the magical world we explore through books. We have been enjoying some well loved classic books by Jan Brett.
The 3’s classes created their very own Hedgie the Hedgehog.
And the 4’s classes acted out “The Mitten” with their own tiny woodland creatures squeezing inside the hat as they read along with Mrs. Scott-Kem.
The children also practiced their scissor skills, cutting out the animals for their very own mitten and used their fine motor skills to sew the mitten together with yarn.
Later that week the 4s made their own winter storms covered with snow, just like in the book:
The kids got to learn about mixing dark colors with white to make different shades of blue, then sprinkled sparkling salts onto the paint for snow. Using a paintbrush is great for working on that hand-eye coordination!