A Scrumptious Sundae

We are continuing to practice Functional Writing. On Wednesday, April 6th, we read the book A Scrumptious Sundae by Andrea Butler. This is a level B book, so the children can read it themselves. After reading the book, we followed the directions to make our own scrumptious sundaes, with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, nuts, cherries, and candy sprinkles. Then we ate the sundaes and wrote our own directions for how to make an ice cream sundae. Ask your child to tell you the directions for making an ice cream sundae. They really were scrumptious!

Have you noticed children sitting on rubber balls in these photographs? Mrs. Doiron saw a report on the TV news about elementary school students who sat on rubber stability (exercise) balls rather than traditional chairs. Some teachers feel that their students sit up straighter and don't slouch so much when they sit on a rubber ball. Mrs. Doiron knows some adults who sit on exercise balls at their desks, too. We have three stability balls and the children enjoy sitting on them. We are just trying it out for know, but who knows...