Saturday, November 23, 2013

November Week 3-Stars





There is something magical about the night sky in Autumn, and it is especially breath taking on the farm!  The twinkling of the stars in the crystal clear night sky, and now that it is dark early enough for the wee ones to enjoy it, we have been spending many evenings outside.   There has been much excitement as they point out the moon, or who discovers the first star of the evening.  We spent this week celebrating our beautiful stars and the gorgeous country sky.

Monday, baking day, we made sugar star cookies
Tuesday, painting day, I colored stars onto watercolor paper and the children painted the sky over the stars.
Wednesday, coloring day, we worked with yellow crayons drawing stars
Thursday, handwork day, the children painted star wands I picked up at our local craft store for $1 while I made window stars. http://blog.bellalunatoys.com/2012/how-to-make-waldorf-paper-window-stars.html
Friday was our cleaning day. 






This Week's Circle

Good morning, dear earth.
Good morning, dear sun.
Good morning, dear trees
And the flowers, every one.
Good morning, dear beasts
And the birds in the trees.
Good morning to you
And good morning to me!


The song of the stars
The song of the stars resounds in the heavens,
The song of the sun awakens the day,
The song of my heart is the sun in my soul,
And I’ll listen, and listen, to what it can say.

Twinkle Twinkle little star

Star light, star bright
The first star, I see tonight
I wish I may
I wish I might
Have this wish, I wish tonight

The Moon
Eliza Follen

Oh, look at the moon she's shining up there,
Oh, mother, she looks like a lamp in the air!
Last week she was smaller and shade like a bow,
But now she's grown bigger and round as an "o."
Pretty moon, pretty moon, blow your shine on the floor
And make all bright on my nursery floor,
You shine on my playthings and show me their place
And I love to look up at your pretty, bright face,
And there is a star close by you and maybe
That small twinkling star is your baby!

Hush little Baby. 


Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird.

And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring.

And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's going to buy you a looking glass.

And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's going to buy you a billy goat.

And if that billy goat won't pull,
Mama's going to buy you a cart and bull.

And if that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's going to buy you a dog named Rover.

And if that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's going to buy you a horse and cart.

And if that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town

Rufty and Tufty
Rufty and Tufty were two little elves that 
lived in a hollow tree
They did all the cooking and cleaning themselves
And often had friends in for tea.
 Rufty wore red and Tufty wore blue, 
And each had a hat with a feather,
They kept their finest shoes under the bed, 
that were made of Magic green leather.
 Rufty was clever and kept the accounts,
And Tufty did all of the cooking.
He made the finest  cakes without weighing amounts
And eat them when no one was looking.



This Weeks Story I made up:

A little gnome was admiring the night sky when he noted the moon looked rather like a boat tonight!  He began to dream about sailing down a river of stars, we sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" as the gnome sails down a silk river landing on a bank of clouds (a pile of wool roving) we cover up the gnome and sing, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and that is the end of our story, there is no more.

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