The Little Red Hen was the inspiration for this week in the Ladybugs. If you haven't read this classic children's book in a while, you might be surprised at how much we were able to draw from the story. We started by reading the story. This presented us with quite the moral dilemma. Do you share if people won't help with the work? Do you share in hopes that maybe they will help next time? The class was divided over what the right answer was. Then we played with bread dough. This was the opportunity for some great sensory work. The senses of touch, sight and smell were all involved. Then the kids decided to start a restaurant with the dough. More fun! The next day, we re-read the story and started writing our own versions of the story. Then, of course, we ate some freshly baked bread!
The following day we started experiments with yeast. The children were so excited at being "scientists"! We formed a hypothesis, made some observations, recorded the observations in our science journals and finally drew some conclusions. This type of lesson involves the whole child and creates an excitement about learning. We can hardly wait for our next experiment.
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