Author Archives: Ms Kristin

if your preschooler told you we had real chickens at preschool, it was true. if your preschooler told you we took them out at circle time, it was true. if your preschooler told you that only ronni could hold them because they were hers or that anyone was allowed to touch them or that noContinue reading “c is for chicken in the classroom”

fur + spoons + tape = furry spoon rockets. really, there’s no further explanation. have you flown one today?  

around halloween time at preschool we “pretend” to be scared a lot. it’s kind of therapeutic even for me. so let me tell you….oooooooo, when these ghosts hang in the tree they look spoooooooooooooky. we started this project time with a bit of conversation based on the question:  what do you know about ghosts? theyContinue reading “g is for ghost”

at the beginning of the year we added stickers, ribbon, fabric and tape to our birthday chair.  this chair waits at circle time until there is a birthday to celebrate.  when there is, the ritual is always the same:   first the preschooler gets a sticker with his/her birthdate on it.  they can put itContinue reading “b is for birthday rituals”

a basic white playdoh (i actually made it with kool aid that happened to be clear) and yellow easter egg halves. the preschoolers used the egg halves to make fried eggs, they filled the plastic eggs, the used the plastic eggs as a mold, etc.