"No monkeying around!"

Today was a very short but fun-filled morning. After calendar, we read the story, There was an Old Monster. This story is similar to the favorite, There was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly, but with a monster who swallowed a tick that made him sick. While reading the story we worked on rhyming and identifying the m sounds. Afterward we enjoyed some movement with a monster freeze dance with a most appropriate song for the M sound, the monster mash.

During free choice students worked together to bake monkey bread. This was great to see! Some students dove right in with their hands and others needed a little more convincing to get their hands buttery and sticky. Not a one however needed convincing to try the bread during snack time.