Author Archives: Ms Kristin

we made more straw flowers this year…but encouraged adding as many blooms per straw as they liked. before we could make the flowers, we had to get our straws ready.  we had a big box of wrapped straws that had to be unwrapped…and we made it a game of “get mr. rob.” then with flowersContinue reading “m is for may day”

i haven’t done this before, but it proved to be the lure for some kids.  this time of year it is harder for me to provide an indoor environment that helps kids “land.” i taped down three lines of our biggest puzzle and that was enough to pull them in. some kids said it wasContinue reading “p is for puzzle tricks”

we were one table short this week, because it was the most sturdy thing i could find.  i wanted a big pirate ship.  it kicked off x week.  pirate play always provides opportunity to hone our “use your words,”  “what to do if you feel threatened,”  “how to get away if you are scared” skills.Continue reading “p is for pirate ship”

the local newspaper prints photos of all the graduating preschoolers in the community along with responses to “what do you want to be when you grow up?”  our conversations involved more than simple answers, that’s for sure! a hairdresser (who does ponytails) a soccer player and a doctor a ballerina dancer a scientist that studiesContinue reading “g is for graduates”

since it wasn’t a good weather day for our creek field trip, we took a walk in the rain instead. we took a wagon and let the youngest kids ride first (and longest). we made sure to dress for the weather in school boots and fuzzy pink hats. : ) once we got to theContinue reading “r is for rainy walk”