Happy Tuesday! After choosing what we want to be in our musical play, we tried working on our “script” and some parts of the play. Our teachers made the script as a guide and encouraged us to come up with our own. Some of us tried to say something about our character which made it interesting and fun! Musical plays won’t be musical without music! So, we got excited when we listened to the music that we are going to use for our singing and dancing. For now, we don’t know how our play will look like, but one thing is for sure, we are having fun!
STORY TIME (Oliver’s Vegetables by Vivian French, Illustrated by Alison Bartlett)
Our musical play is about a farmer who planted turnips. For story time, we read a book about a boy named Oliver whose grandpa owns a vegetable garden. We looked at grandpa’s garden and tried to guess what vegetables they were.
Ma: Tomatoes Ty: Celery
K: Carrots M: Broccoli
Mi: Spinach Y: Little tomatoes
While reading the story, we had so many things to share about fruits and vegetables. Yu asked, “Vieda, can I give you a question? Do you think strawberries are fruits or vegetables?”. Everyone shared their answers about strawberries, too. Then, Yu offered, “Actually, I have a book about strawberries, and it talks about if strawberries are fruits or vegetables. Can I bring it tomorrow?”. Let’s see what Y’s book says about strawberries.
QUESTION of the DAY (Does a turnip grow underground?)
Here’s an interesting sharing time we had in our circle time.
Ai: My answer is no but I don’t know.
Sh: Yes, everything. All the food in the ground. It’s a seed. It’s underground and it sprouts.
Ty: Because first you plant it and you cover it with dirt and you water it. It will grow into a carrot.
Yi: Because turnip is in the ground.
M: First, it’s a seed. It lives in the ground. When you plant it, you put the seed inside. You cover with sand, and you water it. In one year, it will turn to flower. It may grow to vegetable.
Yu: Strawberry grow on the ground. Yes and no is all right.
To: Strawberry is a small tree.
Mi: Did you know turnip will be on the ground?
Zo: Tomato is a fruit.
Our discussion sparked our interest in how to identify if one is a fruit or a vegetable. Also, we are interested in what a vegetable or fruit looks like as a plant. Does it grow underground on a vine, or in a tree? Mi and Ma volunteered to send pictures of their snap bean plant at home. We can’t wait to talk more about these things tomorrow!
See you tomorrow! Please remember to wear your Ohana T-shirt.
Lots of love,
Flowers XOXO