Ice Cream

Today was ice cream day.  The children listened to the story Should I Share My Ice Cream?  Gerald is excited about his "awesome, yummy, sweet, super, great, tasty, nice, cool ice cream" cone. But worry sets in with thoughts of his best friend, Piggie should he share his treat with her? As Gerald wrestles with the pros and cons, the ice cream is melting fast. By the time he decides in favor of sharing, it has melted into a puddle at his feet, and Gerald realizes that he "blew it." But timing is everything, and Piggie shows up at that moment with a cone of her own and happily shares it. "Not my plan," thinks Gerald, but he also realizes that this arrangement is fine.  This book lead to a great discussion on the importance of being nice!

During centers the children worked on subtracting one when they made the book Ice Cream Cones.  They worked on creating their own patterns when they made an ice cream project, and they enjoyed an ice cream treat for snack.  It was a great day!