This Week at Pearson: Reptile Rob!

  


Crocodiles, snakes, turtles and lizards
Monitors, bearded dragons, chameleons and geckos!

Welcome Reptile Rob! 
We can't wait to see all the interesting reptiles you bring to our classes this week!

Reptiles have scales, have dry skin, breathe air and are cold-blooded.
Did you know that reptiles have been on earth for 315 million years? 
Reptiles are even older than dinosaurs! 

Check out this quick clip on reptiles by Bill Nye The Science Guy:

Book of the Week: The Very Lonely Firefly

In this week's Book of the Week, The Very Lonely Firefly by beloved children's author Eric Carle, a lonely firefly goes off in search of friends. He follows every flicker of light he sees only to find the lights are only lanterns, owls' eyes, or headlights—not companions.

Your child will relate to the lonely firefly's search for friends like himself and will rejoice when he finds his niche, a whole group of fireflies literally blinking all over the page.

This Week at Pearson: Backwards Day!

Walk backwards
Talk backwards
Wear your shirt, coat and hat backwards!
This Wednesday & Thursday is Backwards Day! 

Be wild
Be wacky
Be backwards!
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Check out this fun Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood Backwards Day episode!

Book of the Week: Big Sarah’s Little Boots

Sarah loves her yellow boots, but they just won’t fit anymore. No amount of stretching will make them big again, and a disappointed Sarah must choose new boots.

This week’s Book of the Week, Big Sarah’s Little Boots, written by Paulette Bourgeois and illustrated by Brenda Clark, tells an endearing story about facing and happily resolving a familiar childhood dilemma.

Read the book with your big kid today.

Book of the Week: Over in the Meadow

Spring is blooming and it’s time to head back outdoors and say hello to nature. Reading this week’s Book of the Week, Over in the Meadow, is a wonderful way to start!

Susan Reed's catchy adaptation of this traditional English song explores all kinds of creatures who live over in the meadow. Your child will explore the meadows, and the furry mice, bumpy toads, and other wildlife in the story.

Watch the animated video, illustrated by Jill McDonald, below.

This Week at Pearson: Crazy Hair Day!

 

Long, short, 
Curly or straight,
Ponytails, mohawks
We think it's all great!

It's Crazy Hair Day this Wednesday & Thursday at Pearson! Show us your crazy locks!

 

This Week at Pearson: Show & Share Day!

 

The time has come once again for one of the children's favourite special days. This Thursday & Friday is Show & Share day! Show & Share is a great way to develop preschoolers' social, emotional and language skills as the children learn to use descriptive language, practice listening (and sitting still!) and sharing their special objects with others. It can boost self-esteem, instill confidence in children in speaking in front of others and helps them learn to communicate their thoughts and feelings in words. It also helps kids learn patience, taking turns and using encouraging, positive and kinds words. Show & Share can also strengthen friendships or lead to new friendships as children who are interested in or curious about the special object ask to know more about it. 

Watch the video below to see Mickey and his friends have some show and share fun while they learn and discover all about different shapes! Happy Show & Share day!

Book of the Week: A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea

Discover amazing and fascinating sea creatures in the hole in the bottom of the sea in this week's Book of the Week!

Based on the traditional cumulative song and adapted by Jessica Law and illustrated by Jill McDonald, each verse of A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea introduces a new creature and its place in the food chain, with the shark chasing the eel, who chases the squid, who chases the snail.

Check out the animated video from Barefoot Books, sung by the Flannery Brothers:

Book of the Week: The Rainbow Fish

What good is it to be beautiful if there is nobody around to see?

In this week's Book of the Week, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, a colourful—yet selfish—fish discovers that looks alone won't make him happy. After a small blue fish asks to have one of his shimmery scales, the Rainbow Fish refuses, alienating himself from the other fish. When he learns to share, he is rewarded with friendship and the joy of giving.

Watch an animated video of the book, as read by Ernest Borgnine.

This Week at Pearson: Rainbow Day!
 

Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green and yellow too
Rainbow orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow colours on my head!
Rainbow colours in the air
I love rainbows everywhere!

It's Rainbow Day this Wednesday & Thursday! How many colours of the rainbow can you wear? Don't forget to make a wish!

   

Book of the Week: The Animal Boogie

Can you boogie? In this week's Book of the Week, illustrated by Debbie Harter, the children and animals are learning about actions like leaping, stomping, shaking and flapping while meeting different jungle creatures.

The accompanying video from Barefoot Books features vocals by Fred Penner.

This Week at Pearson: Yellow Day!

        



The sun, moon, stars and fuzzy bumblebees
Lemonade, dandelions, honey and rubber duckies
Bananas, corn on the cob and lemon lollipops
Pineapple, scrambled eggs and hair like Goldilocks
Canaries, sunflowers and the yellow submarine
School buses, daffodils and big construction machines!

It's Yellow Day this Wednesday & Thursday at Pearson. Did you know that yellow is the colour of joy, happiness, intellect, and energy as well as amusement, optimism, gentleness, and spontaneity? Join us as we dress up in our favourite shades of this happy, uplifting colour! Hello yellow!