The 3 Bears

The 3 Bears kept us very busy this week at SES!  Both the AM & PM classes were very engaged as they retold the story of The 3 Bears.  Our dramatic play area was filled with action as the children set the table with small, medium and large bowls & spoons, prepared porridge that was "too hot", "too cold" and "just right" and then ate the delicious porridge.  This type of play offers wonderful opportunities for math & literacy learning, imaginative role-playing, problem-solving and vocabulary development.  

Check out this photo of the children "eating" their porridge in small, medium and large bowls. 

The children also enjoyed retelling the story of the 3 Bears using Character Cards and Finger Puppets. In the AM Class, retelling with Character Cards was a small group, teacher-directed project.  For the PM Class, retelling with Finger Puppets was a Choice Time Project.  

Check out the PM Class independently retelling The 3 Bears. They were able to tell the story in accurate sequence and use specific phrases (i.e.  "Somebody's been eating my porridge!") as they played with the puppets.