Ms Kristin

c is for cleaning

i am a firm believer in having purposeful work available to children. if i pull out the spatula-turned-dried-glue-cleaner-upper and water, at least one child comes over. then two. then a table full. then they decide they need aprons and paper towels. then it is discovered that the spatula actually works as a flipper. then theContinue reading “c is for cleaning”

w is for (the best) water toy

note to self: find more egg beaters at the thrift shop. like 13 of them.

w is for weight

thanks to the health-o-meter, we could figure out our weight (thank you, ms. vicki!) this little poem was filled in for each child and taped in their journal.

w is for willaby wollaby

we love this silly, silly song. we love reusing items. here we used paper plates, gray fabric and the one gray plastic bag i could find! since it was a short week and we wanted to use these at circle time, i made their pieces stick with hot glue. and how silly that the elephantsContinue reading “w is for willaby wollaby”

g is for grow!

look at our wheat…photo taken exactly one week from planting. since it comes from organic wheat seed, we nibble on it. some kids ate quite a bit, tearing it off or actually getting scissors. it is surprisngly sweet after you chew it a bit. and wow, look at this: no mystery left here.