I always picked up a package or two of construction paper during the back-to-school supply frenzy. There's always a poster project that needs some brightening up, and having it already in the house makes things easier than having to run out at the last minute. Having it in the house already saved us an extra errand this weekend after I did lesson plans for this week and next.
Today, Jude made a "Thankful Heart" Turkey. He is thankful for Celia, Dad, Mom and Jude.
I originally had cut an extra turkey out for Damien. He spent most of the morning trying to copy Jude and cutting paper, so I thought he would enjoy a turn with the glue bottle. When I cut out Jude's turkey pieces, I cut a second set for him. In the end, he laid down for his nap before we got to arts-and-crafts time, so I just put it to the side, thinking he could make his tomorrow.
Then Luke came home and said he needed to write a Haiku for Language Arts homework; topic: something in nature. It had to be written on a visual of the topic - ie, if you wrote it about snow, it had to be on a snowflake, etc. Luke didn't know what to do, so I suggested - how about a turkey? A few recuts to make it appear a little less "preschool," and voila! A turkey that's practically a phoenix!
Oh, and the haiku?
The wild turkey struts
His tail feathers spreading wide
Marching tall and proud.
1 comment:
Great haiku and great work on the visual too. You get a SuperMommy award for coming up with that today.
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