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Friday, 13 November 2009

'S' for Swan

One of the letters we covered this week was 'S'. I chose Grimm's beautiful tale, 'The Six Swans'. Our Sol was moved by this fairytale. In our container story, Swans glided down onto a pond (letter 'P') our travellers were resting near and flew them along to the sea for the next part of their quest.



I was inspired by Donna Simmons' suggestion in her material to introduce the vowels as heart sounds, 'A' being wonder. Our travellers experienced wonder at their encounter with the swans and also on hearing 'The Six Swans' tale. We took a trip to the waterside to wonder over the swans that live there and we certainly each felt wonder at their majestic beauty and grace. Sol decided to collect six shed swan feathers along the water's edge.





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9 comments:

  1. Sara13 November 2009 at 23:30

    Sweet! That's a favorite tale in our house, too. How wonderful that you were able to visit with the swans after telling the story.

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  2. themagiconions14 November 2009 at 02:20

    They are so magical!! I just love swans too.
    Thanks for sharing on Friday's Nature Table.
    Blessings and magic.

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  3. Tammie Lee14 November 2009 at 03:40

    this sounds like a wonderful 's' journey. Your photos are lovely.

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  4. sarah in the woods14 November 2009 at 04:13

    Beautiful pictures. Beautiful post.

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  5. nocton414 November 2009 at 10:54

    oh please let me come be your child too, what a delight x

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  6. Beth14 November 2009 at 13:48

    It is wonderful how beautiful a damp gray day can be. Beth

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  7. Amanda14 November 2009 at 20:38

    Those swans are so pretty. What a wonderful experience.

    Amanda

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  8. Hullabaloo Homestead16 November 2009 at 02:56

    Swans are such magical creatures. I love the heart the two in the first pic are making with their arched necks.

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  9. Erin23 November 2009 at 20:20

    Beautiful swans ... they are so graceful & lovely!

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