Ms Kristin

y is for year

i told the kids that when they came back from school after christmas, it would be a new year. when i would refer to “next year” there were several kids who raised their eyebrows and scrunched their noses to tell me, “sorry, i won’t be here. i’ll be in kindergarten next year.” one of theContinue reading “y is for year”

h is for hanging magnet

i don’t know why i haven’t thought of this sooner. the exploration with the same magnets, the same metal pieces, the same sorting trays had a new element with hanging magnets!

m is for marker

in general, markers are a pet peeve of mine. i don’t like how they smear a child’s work. but dry erase markers are different. we almost never use them, but in between art displays in the hallway, we open up our cases and set out the markers. the kind of writing and drawing that happensContinue reading “m is for marker”

k is for kitchen help

“we’re too tired to stand up to do the dishes and cook.” i know what they mean.

p is for pond around the train

oh, good times. when we’ve pushed furniture to the side to make room for our christmas program, there is room for train play! i cut a hole in one of our white pieces of fabric (thank you, sarah) and set one of our mirrors under it. ta-da! a frozen pond for the train to goContinue reading “p is for pond around the train”