Monthly Archives: September 2010

sooner than i thought, we did it. the kids had hands full of paint after some apple rolling and after they made a print in their journal (an opportunity i don’t like to miss), they went to the art roller. it only confirmed my desire to slather that thing up. soon.  and maybe outside.

in case you find one of these in your preschooler’s backpack and are tempted to eat it, stop.  : )  it’s only paper, paint and cinnamon.  it smells like an apple pie, but would not taste like an apple pie. we giggled quite a bit at the thought of mama or papa or sister cuttingContinue reading “a is for apple pie”

count on my thursday class to see a need for tape.  the apple rolling box was shifting oh so slightly on the boards.  “tape!!!!” was called out.  tape was used.  those boards don’t budge now.  : )

given the holidays and extra no school days, i decided to merge A week and B week.  so we have “apples and balls” week.  we’re comparing and contrasting the two, we’re tasting apples and bouncing balls. we’re starting each day with journals set out on the table.  some preschoolers choose to do them right away,Continue reading “a is for apple VS b is for ball”

“What’s done to children, they will do to society.” – Karl Menninger