Riddles and Wombat Stew
We had wonderful guests from Petals Class today. It was great having K, R and H in our morning circle. R volunteered to count the number of our friends. She said, “Thirteen!” in a clear voice, while H and K e helped in our experiment. Since we had our friends in Petals, we thought that it would be nice to share with them the experiment that we had last week. U was delighted to share what we needed to do for this activity. She said, “Put milk in. Then, it turns into a pattern. Mix milk and special thing and then soap”. Then Ky seemed to remember what the special thing was, “I know the color. Blue, red, and green”. Although we already knew what was going to happen, we felt excited as we waited for the results. R, Hi, and K gently poured in the food coloring into our milk bowl. When Ky saw the yellow food coloring being poured into the bowl, he excitedly said, “Oh! Like olive oil!”.
We went on “Awww!”, and “Wow!!!” when we saw how the food coloring went to the sides of the bowl. U mentioned the reason why that happened. She said, “Soap makes it move. It has liquid to make it like that. The stick makes a big boom”. Brilliant idea! Indeed, there is something in the soap that reacts with the milk. And when it does, the milk pulls away along with the food coloring. That’s why it seems like it is making a pattern.
RIDDLE TIME
Who doesn’t love riddles?! The first step to riddles is to turn on our listening ears! Here we go! Perhaps you might want to answer them, too!
I’m big and fluffy, and a little scruffy. I live in the woods and give big hugs, and if I live on your bed, you might call me, Ted. Who am I?
· I’ve got bumps on the back and I live on the sand. I’m strong and I carry you over the land. Who am I?
· I have black circle around my eyes even when I’m not tired. Who am I?
· I’m covered in weathers, I cluck, and you might get called my name if you’re scared. Who am I?
Then we went on to the last one which made us really think! Do you think you can answer this riddle?
· I am a fruit, a bird, and a person. Who am I?
We sighed. We looked at each other. We asked for more clues and came up with the following guesses:
S: Nashi?
Ch: Muscat
Ky: Apple
Au: Zing Lao
We could not think of other guesses, but we did not have the correct answer yet. So we asked for more clues and Vieda showed us a picture of the animal. And we listened to the riddle again, “I am a fruit, a bird, and a person. Who am I?”.
No took a closer look at the picture and commented, “It has a whisker and a pecker. But I don’t what it is”. Ky thought it was a zebra for a moment! None of us was able to guess what the bird in the picture is called. So, Vieda said, “Okay. I am going to show you the last clue which I think all of you know. When I say go, please say the answer altogether. “
Vieda: One, two, three, GO!
EVERYONE: KIWI!!!! (When shown a picture of the fruit kiwi).
We were very surprised to know that there is also a bird called kiwi like the fruit that we are familiar with. To top that, we were not quite familiar with the country, New Zealand. It was a great opportunity for us to learn about New Zealand and that the people who are from this country are also called kiwi. Ch was so curious about his new-found learning about New Zealand. He wanted to know more as he asked, “How do the people in New Zealand look like?”. Vieda showed us a dance that is often performed in the country as a part of a celebration. It is called the “haka” dance. As part of our learning about diversity, it was a learning moment for us to learn about other people’s cultures. After watching a bit of the “haka” dance, our curiosity was sparked which made us feel more eager to know about this country. Our teachers said that perhaps we could share our questions now and then explore about them next time.
Ch: What is the meaning of this dance?
Kyi: Why is it scary?
K How did they take the video when they were dancing?
U: Is that because the kiwi bird also do that?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Thank you so much, Me for reading today’s question of the day, “Do you like stew?”. Those who answered yes shared with us what things are in the stew that they like.
N: Chicken, broccoli, and carrots
U: Same as Noah. And with potatoes.
S: Tomatoes, broccoli, carrot, sweet potatoes, chicken, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, cucumber, and cabbage
Me: Carrot, broccoli…and I forgot.
On the other hand, Kyosei and Konosuke told us why they answered no.
Ky: Because it’s sweet. I don’t like sweet soup.
K: Because I never tasted it before.
Me: May I ask a question to Ky? Can R drink stew?
Ky: Yes, R likes stew.
Talking about stew, we had a special story time today that talked about stew, too! The book is called Wombat Stew by Marcia Vaughan and Pamela Lofts.
Vieda: This book is called Wombat Stew. What do you think will it have then?
A: Wombat
S: We put water.
Me: Then we put the animal wombat.
Vieda: Oh no! How can we put the animal wombat here in the pot?
K: If it’s too hot and because it’s not human so he can’t break the pot, so it won’t survive.
K: He (dingo) need to cut it (wombat).
Ch: He has no knife.
Me: If you cut it, you will see blood.
K: Dingo is super smart, so he knows what to do.
Before reading the story together, we paused to think about what we would do if we were an animal and wombat, was our friend. If we learned that wombat was going to be made into stew, what would we do?
N: Call someone to help you.
Ch: You can escape from the wombat. Help him. Take the pan away and take him to his home.
We were excited to hear what happened to wombat and what his friends did when they learned about his fate. As the story went along, we put some of the ingredients that wombat’s friends suggested to dingo. It gave us some giggles and goosebumps when it was time to put in crawlies and bugs into the pot. Although we really liked singing the song with dingo, we were so relieved that wombat did not end up in a stew! Like wombat’s friends, we hope that we could always find ways to help our friends in need.
As we were reading the story, K seemed to know a lot about platypus although he has not yet seen a real one. He said, “Platypus lives in the water. He digs and lives in the ground”. Ch thought of Am when he saw the emu because “Am showed us a book about emu before”.
At the end of the story, we talked about food. Would we want something to eat that has any of the animals mentioned in the story?
K: I won’t get any of this one. I will get the one with no animals.
Me: Maybe eat something that have no animals. I will eat ice cream.
Kyi: I want chicken.
K: May I ask Ky a question? Do you like cow’s chicken or not cow’s meat? Beef or chicken?
Ky: Chicken
Talking about stew and food made us hungry! Well, perhaps this called for our lunch time.It was another WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY to spend with all of you. See you on Monday!
Love,
Flowers XOXO