On Thursday, March 5, we sang songs using rhythm sticks; children enjoy the sticks, something to hold, as well as learning the art of keeping time to music. I introduced a new song, "Come to the Castle," as a way of highlighting our fairy tale theme. We then read a book, "The Wolf's Chicken Stew," about a wolf who longs for chicken stew, but wants to fatten up the chicken before digging in to his dinner. After baking 100 donuts and pancakes and an enormous cake, he believes the chicken will be quite ready for the stew. To his consternation the chicken greets him at her door and all the little chicks kiss and hug "Uncle Wolf." So, he acclimates to his role of uncle and we presume adopts a chicken-free diet.

On Friday, March 6, we heard "Make Way For Ducklings," read in the library. The children listened and learned about the mallard ducks searching for a home and about Boston's swan boats, a great family outing. Later on in the day we had a group time about recycling and using cloth bags, as each child took an item from a cloth bag and placed it in the recycling bin. Spring is almost here, so we also had a chance to look at a forsythia branch that we will watch bloom inside.