Caps for Sale

Our story focus of the week was Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina. The main character gets angry and angrier and angrier. We used this as a learning opportunity to discuss what kinds of strategies he could use to calm himself down (Star Breathing).

In the story, the peddler balanced all of his caps on his head. We practiced balancing different items on our head and then we used pictures of the hats to count how many we could fit on his head. Included in your child's backpack this week is a copy of the peddler and all of his caps. As an at-home activity you can color the picture, cut out the caps and see how many caps you can count. Encourage your child to retell the story. Story retelling is a great literacy skill!!