Author Archives: Ms Kristin

we made our own “pull the tab” advent candles. definitely more teacher prep than we typically do, but it was fun for the kids to have the experience of “lighting” their candles there was lots of counting and careful work as they chose pieces to glue/slide in the right spots. Advent! Advent! A candle burns!Continue reading “a is for advent candles”

oh, that tricky k. yes, we do kites and kangaroos.  but as our letter of the week,  it falls close enough to christmas that we focus on kings. this year we also used out-of-date popcorn kernels for some fine motor practice.  preschoolers cover dots or lines of glue kernel by kernel. i don’t know howContinue reading “k is for kernel”

even though this project is low on the scale of “child led,” it sure is cute. the kids had the joy of sprinkling glitter (or pouring glitter in many cases). they could pick red, white or a mix (a combination of what had been used previously!). by the end of the project, we had onlyContinue reading “r is for red bird”

during the christmas season, we had many treats.  when someone brings hot cocoa to make, we find a way. to get ready for our days off of school, we empty out the snack cupbard. ms. vilia acted as a waitress to let each preschooler choose: “applesauce, oranges or fruit leather?” (X 13) on the lastContinue reading “t is for treat”

we had about a week of santa sightings in the classroom.  it was heart warming to watch several make-believe games merge into one big class experience of “christmas eve.”