Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

This week we have been exploring the series of Elmer books by David McKee.  Elmer is a patchwork elephant who is different from all the other elephants in the herd.  This was the perfect opportunity to talk about differences among people.  We had several discussions about being different.  It's amazing how much these children understand.  In addition to valuable discussions, we wrote books and made some beautiful elephants!

A little engineering. . .

a little science experiment . . .

suface tension . . .

A little time with the big kids. . .

A little art . . .

a little being read to . . .

 a little reading . . .

a lot of fun with Elmer!