Last week, we read the story, "The After Christmas Tree" written by Linda Tyler. The story talks about how one family overcame the inevitable sadness as the holiday season comes to an end. Instead of being upset, they decide to hold a winter party for their friends. They went skating, had snacks and sang songs together. At the end, the friends were asked to gather sticks and pinecones. They then rolled them in peanut butter with seeds and made popcorn and berry chains. Once they were done, they "decorated" the tree outside and watched the animals come and enjoy their gifts (decorations). This served as the tree's second season of giving. When the story was finished, one of the kiddos commented what a cool idea the 'After Christmas Tree' was. We quickly decided this was something we would like to do. I questioned the kiddos about what we would need in order to accomplish this! The kiddos fired off some great questions, such as "What animals live near us?" and "What do animals do in the winter?" I introduced them to a K/W/L (what I Know, what I Want to know, and what I Learned) chart. We spent some time discussing the difference between what we know to be 100% true fact compared to what we think we know about animals and birds in Brandon! We quickly realized we didn't know very much. We want to make sure when we decorate our tree, we know what animals/birds may visit and what they need to eat so we do not cause any harm. Next we headed outside to find the perfect spot for our After Christmas Tree! We landed on a spot near the 'C' door as we can see it from the window once we decorate. We visit the tree everyday and each time, it sparks great excitement to continue learning the answers to our questions so we can have our winter party! Stay tuned to hear more about our learning!
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