Ms Kristin

h is for hooray

i love finding “proof of learning” in the classroom or hearing about it from families. i found this on the table one day…completed by a young three year old during work time. ahhhh.

with rolls of thrifted white fabric, we turned one of our cozy corners into an igloo. the roof didn’t last terribly long, but that way there was more fabric to be used as “snow blankets.” we also did a 2 part project one day. when children arrived, they come to the project table to helpContinue reading “i is for igloo”

v is for vowel

we took advantage of i week to talk about the concept of vowels. we sang this song (to the tune of “bingo”): then i had each vowel written on a piece of paper and when i took one (or more) away, we clapped in its place. these preschoolers got pretty good by the end ofContinue reading “v is for vowel”

i is for instrument

thank you families for bringing cardboard tubes for show and tell. again, much counting (one day we were able to count in 5 languages…english, spanish, indonesian and then my dad who was visiting added german and french). we used duct tape, more foam strips, masking tape, old rice, stickers to make shakers and blowers. weContinue reading “i is for instrument”

i is for indonesia

what a treat to have someone from across the ocean to give us new perspective. ms. vilia is from indonesia so we looked at our maps again, drew some land shapes, then practiced writing. some of the preschoolers were satisfied making their i shapes while others went on to add 8 more letters! when preschoolersContinue reading “i is for indonesia”