yes! this wasn’t in my lesson plans, but it made a way for dr. king to enter into our dramatic play a bit more. “look, dr. king, this is you!” i heard murmurings of why he was smiling sometimes and why he was serious sometimes. we spend a lot of time looking in mirrors duringContinue reading “m is for martin (luther king jr blocks)”
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i is for inspired
at the first circle time i invited preschoolers to start thinking of something they wished they could do. about an hour later we gathered again and wrote down the ideas. then there were paper strips to glue (a bit like new years fireworks?). these are posted in our display cases, so i want to haveContinue reading “i is for inspired”
w is for why not?
when i found this photo taken by ms. carol, i smiled. i wonder what prompted this friend to climb up to perch here. did he get a stool? a chair? was this a solo gig? a cooperative game? what is he thinking? how long did he stay there? is he just trying to reach theContinue reading “w is for why not?”
b is for banner
nearly 8 years ago, in winter of 2002, our church had a fire which destroyed the contents of our preschool. one of the amazing results was replacing what we had with new, beautiful things. i remain grateful for all the help in those stressful weeks and months following the tragedy. as i’ve said before, iContinue reading “b is for banner”
s is for sparkly pen
in honor of the new year, i offered sparkly pens for journal work. there were some busy hands. i. must. remember. the. value. of. sparkly. gel. pens. one friend drew her self portrait 5 times…ending with a switch to the pink pen. : ) the drawings were almost identical. i love this stage of earlyContinue reading “s is for sparkly pen”
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