Author Archives: Ms Kristin

what a crazy night it was. “deer caught in headlights” is the expression that can be seen on a lot of faces.  i get it. it was crowded and hot and loud. i struggle with wanting to gather my preschoolers in and close the rest of the world out but wanting their families with usContinue reading “o is for orientation”

yippee! the school year has started.  this room has been graced with over 30 little bodies and minds. our circle time has been moved to a corner, mirrors are around us and over us.  fabric strips from last year’s graduation celebration soften the walls and add color.  children are allowed to look at books atContinue reading “c is for (ready) classroom”

if you put rubber-backed throw rugs on top of a picnic table, tie a rope from a tree to a hook in a building, clip a sheet to the rope, nail the sheet to the edge of the picnic table… you have a perfect stage for dancing. i’m pretty sure “dancing queen” was the songContinue reading “s is for stage”

my eliza in her last days as a preschooler asked if we could draw the longest picture in the world. her inspiration came from just seeing the ramona and beezus movie. we used crayons, pencils, markers, paint all on frustratingly thin newsprint (the dog hair, sand and dust on the wood floor didn’t help either).Continue reading “l is for longest picture in the world”

one thing we started last year was inviting families to write a special note or picture in their child’s journal.  the preschooler didn’t know this was happening, so when the note was found during a school day, there were certainly smiles. i can imagine doing this in different ways too:  a note that is givenContinue reading “s is for surprise from mama and daddy”