Falling for Rapunzel

Oh boy, you know that any book that starts with the throwing of underwear is going to be a good one!  Today we read Falling for Rapunzel, a fractured fairy tale about a prince and princess who are having trouble communicating.  He calls for her to throw down her hair, and she misunderstands him and throws down all of her underwear!  Once we recovered from the silly giggles, we read the rest of the book, exploring rhythm and rhyme.  Then we came up with other silly things that Rapunzel could throw out of her window.  Simply too much fun for a Monday morning!

Morning choices include play-doh beanstalks. 

 We threaded beans on the stalks for a fun fine motor exercise.

During centers, we dug for treasure in the sand.  

F found countless rare gems!

In the art center, there were lots of materials and an open invitation to make a crown.

The prince and princesses did an amazing job using the tools available to make their crowns. SO fancy!

Mike the Knight was on the scene to keep us all safe!

Couldn't have fairy-tales without prince and princess wear.  

 We dressed up and told our own fairy-tales. 

Finally, we made the characters from our story, Rapunzel and the Prince.  

We also constructed towers, as part of our setting.

Look at those golden locks on Rapunzel.
So proud of the boys and girls for using their scissors responsibly today.

Tomorrow we get to take these story-telling kits home and share the story with our families.