Yesterday we looked closely at how Janell Cannon changed the picture of Pinduli to show how Pinduli felt during different parts of the story. The different illustrations of Pinduli can help us understand the story.

Two days ago each of us made a sketch of something of interest to us. Remember, a sketch is a rough drawing. It is not finished. I am going to give each of you the sketch you did. Today let’s make the same sketch a little different. We can draw a second picture that shows our first picture in a different way. This is what Ms. Cannon did with her illustrations of Pinduli.

[Follow-up prompts, if needed: “If you drew a sad face, today you might draw a happy face.” “If you drew a picture of a tree with leaves, you might draw a picture of a tree without leaves.”

Return children’s sketches from Day 3 and provide paper, pencils, and clipboards (if needed).]

We can change only part of a picture to help tell what is happening in a story. How did you change the sketch you drew on Day 3?

Offer the Week 13, Day 4 activity to review comparing groups of different amounts.

Engage children in sorting counters by color and then comparing the quantities of three groups of counters organized by color.

Remind children that we are practicing how to compare two groups of items. Today we will compare three groups of items.

Give each child up to 30 counters that include three different colors of counters. Provide quantities of colored counters that are close in number. Example: two blue, three green, four yellow. Encourage each child to sort his/her collection of counters into groups by color. Then invite children to point to (a) the group that has more than other group, and (b) the group that has fewer than the other groups. Encourage children to raise their hand if any of their groups are equal. If a child does not have any groups that are equal, encourage the child to determine how many more counters are needed to make two of his/her groups equal.

Invite children to gather all of their counters and trade counters by color with another child. Repeat the process described with children’s “new” collection of counters and continue as time and child interest permit.

Offer the Week 4, Day 3 activity to review the concept of cooperation.

Engage children in cooperating to build a bridge with small blocks across a pretend river.

Be Prepared: Draw a river lengthwise on the chart paper.

Display the “river” and the person figure. Explain that the person wants to cross the river and does not have a boat or canoe. We can cooperate (work together) to build a bridge across the river so the person can walk to the other side of the river.

Display the collection of small blocks and explain that we can work together to build our bridge with the blocks. The blocks need to be placed so that each block is touching another block. Lead children in planning how they will work together to make a bridge. Place the collection of blocks in the middle of children and encourage children to cooperate with one another to make a bridge. Provide verbal support as needed.

When the bridge is completed, invite a child to pretend to walk the person across the bridge. Materials may be left out for children to use during center time, if appropriate.

Offer the Week 28, Day 4 activity to review rolling.

Support children in rolling their bodies toward a two‑liter bottle.

Be Prepared: Today’s activity requires a large space for children to practice rolling. A grassy outside play area may work best. If indoor space is used, use floor mats to provide a cushion. Secure the assistance of another adult. Place two-liter bottles a safe distance from each other. Children will roll toward a bottle as part of the activity.

Ask children what happens when something is rolling. (it turns over and over) Remind children of how we roll our bodies: 1) lie flat on the ground or floor, 2) put our legs close together, 3) our arms at our sides, and 4) turn our bodies over and over. If appropriate, remind children that we see the sky or ceiling when we lie on our back, and we see the floor or ground when we lie on the front of our body. Invite a volunteer child to demonstrate how to roll over.

Explain that in today’s activity we will roll toward a two-liter bottle to knock it over with our rolls. We might not always be able to knock over the bottle, but we can try. Place the bottle 2–3 body rolls from the starting position. Invite a volunteer child to demonstrate rolling toward a two-liter bottle.

Divide children into two groups. Explain that if we knock over a bottle with the roll of our body, we will place the bottle upright for the next person to try to knock over. It is okay if we do not knock over a bottle. Invite children to take turns rolling toward the bottle, one at a time.