Ms Kristin

p is for pretty plates

quite simple and using several media, we made pretty plates. rick rack, lace, crayons, glitter and paper hearts. the lace and rick rack pushed and pulled through the holes. learning how to tie a knot. getting excited about p-p-p-pink and p-p-p-purp-p-p-ple (p sounds). adding layers of glitter. using them to sing our alphabet song (weContinue reading “p is for pretty plates”

c is for conflict

i was simply taking a picture of the “wedding” that was happening and then helped clarify that if someone wanted her name to be sally it could be even though that is the name of another someone’s (ah-hem) dog. i didn’t realize i captured this on the photo (and the dozen others taken around thisContinue reading “c is for conflict”

o is for orange

oh, my kids were hopeful when i brought home a box of orange koolaid singles. but no, it was for preschool. to which eliza beamed at the older two. we didn’t drink it, though! i had it out on our project table but didn’t draw specific attention to it. when we went to circle time,Continue reading “o is for orange”

o is for owl

whooooooooooooooooo loves you? these owl friends do. each preschooler cut the eye shapes (since it was O week, this was a good time to practice cutting on a circle line…hard to do, i must add). we discussed shapes and then gave each preschooler a pile of pre cut shapes along with their circles. it wasContinue reading “o is for owl”

w is for writing boards

here is the best $20 i’ve spent in a long time. we’re working on letter formation, holding the marker comfortably and moving towards holding it in the “kindergarten way,” sound recognition, upper and lower case differences, and simple exploration. it is satisfying to watch the them go through the steps of choosing a board, gettingContinue reading “w is for writing boards”