Morning

Morning Verse

Morning has come, night is away
We rise with the sun to welcome the day

To Earth I come
To greet the sun
To greet the moon
The stones that rest
The plants that grow
And animals that run
To greet all people in this world
Love greets me in all I do
And I and you and the world are one.

Story

The Story of the Daffodil
Adapted and Narrated by Ms. Dylan from a Cornish tale.

Song & Movement

Throughout the year in Cedar Rose, we have been tall trees. In Autumn, the apples fell from our limbs, in Winter the raindrops dripped and dropped, and now it is Spring and the flowers are blooming!

This movement game invites the children to:

move and sing at the same time, which develops early literacy
cross the horizontal midline, a developmental milestone
touch their physical body to experience tactile sensory feedback
engage with the changes of the season in an imaginative way

This is my trunk
From standing, bend at the waist with straight legs and touch your toes
I’m a tall, tall tree
Run your hands up your legs and torso, eventually coming up to stand with arms over headIn Springtime the flowers bloom on me
Two arms overhead, make fists with your hands
They open
Right fist opens into a flower
They open
Left fist opens into a flower
Repeat 3 times.

Spring is Coming
Spring is coming
Spring is coming
Birdies build your nests
Weave together straw and feather
Each is doing their best

Spring is coming
Spring is coming
Flowers are coming too.
Pansies, lilies, daffo-dillies
All are coming through

Spring is coming
Spring is coming
All around is fair.
Shimmer, quiver, on the river,
Joy is everywhere.

Bread Baking

Open a baker’s shop in your own kitchen with your sweet little baker’s help!

I consider baking bread an intuitive practice rather than artisan baking. I don’t worry so much about measurements or perfection, but instead treat the process as alchemical magic. Don’t worry about following this recipe perfectly. Smear some honey butter on your finished product and you can’t go wrong!

A baker needs an apron!
If your child has an apron, awesome, have them wear it. If not, tie an old t-shirt around their waist or an old sheet around their torso and let your child imagine that they are wearing an apron.

Invite your child into the imagination of being a baker. The apron is less about the baking and more about the imaginative activity that it brings to the experience.

Put on your soap gloves!
Our new favorite thing to do, wash your hands well.

Sticky Bun Recipe

Ingredients:
5 c flour (at school, we use whole wheat spelt. Here I am using all purpose flour since that’s what’s in my mama’s kitchen. Any flour will do. You could even play with mixing flours.)
3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp yeast

Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350.

Take out all of the ingredients so your child can see each individual element. Expose them to the process.

Add 1 tbsp yeast and 1 tbsp honey to mixing bowl. The honey is for the yeast to eat. Even yeast likes a tasty treat!

Add 1/2 c of warm water to the yeast and honey. Ouch says the yeast! Not too hot!

Tuck in the mixture to have a little rest under a clean towel (5-7 minutes or so). When the yeast wakes up from its little rest, it will look all fluffy and happy.

Add about 2 c warm water. Add 2-ish tbsp honey.

Add 1 tbsp of salt.

Add 2-ish tbsp of olive oil.

Whisk the liquid bread potion until all mixed together. Add 5 c flour, mixing one cup at a time. Fold in the flour, adding more as needed until your bread dough begins to have some form.

Now it’s time to knead the dough:

Stop and smell the bread dough. Isn’t that delightful?

Prepare your baking pan by pouring some olive oil onto it (perhaps in a swirl shape). Your little baker can spread the oil over the pan with their very clean hands.

Welcome to the bakery, bakers!

Put the sticky buns in the oven until the tops are golden brown (approximately 40 minutes)

Serve with honey and butter. Yum yum!

Afternoon

Evening Wind
Adapted from Wilma Ellersiek

Blow the evening wind so mild
Rest my little flower child
Lu lu lu lu lu, lu lu lu lu lu

Flowers Grow
Words by Monica Stone
This verse can be accompanied by gentle therapeutic touch to help your child come to a state of rest and wellbeing.

The flowers, they grow on your ten little toes
With forefinger and thumb, gently caress and massage each toe
All the way up to your little nose
Gently draw finger down the length of child’s nose
The petals, they softly brush your cheek
Gently brush each cheek with back of your hand
As you lay down and fall fast asleep
Gently run fingers along child’s brow

My Big Blue Boat
I love to ride in my big blue boat, my big blue boat, my big blue boat.
I love to ride in my big blue boat, over the deep blue sea.

My big blue boat has two red sails, two red sails, two red sails.
My big blue boat has two red sails.
Come ride along with me.

My big blue boat goes splish and splash, splish and splash, splish and slash
My big blue boat goes splish and splash, over the deep blue sea.

Block Building Activity

Build a tall tower, a house, or a secret cave. The possibilities are endless!

Thursday: Bread Day