Ms Kristin

l is for letter

i dabble in the handwriting without tears curriculum. mostly i am fascinated by the desire to make letter writing easily successful for children. one thing we do that is handwriting-withou- tears-ish is give craft sticks or wide gross grain ribbon strips to form the letters. here we have a 5 stick capital E:

r is for rainbow paint

i am so thankful for these paints…found by a preschool mom at the thrift shop. moisten (or drench) in water for bright colors. they are more like chalk than watercolor. lots of projects to come with these.

l is for line

one of the school concepts i introduce the children to is “standing in line.” like most of the skills and concepts , i don’t expect mastery. a spontaneous game of store during work time was a great opportunity to practice. i made a path of colored duct tape that was only wide enough for oneContinue reading “l is for line”

e is for egg experiment

when the words “science experiment” or “let’s go to the kitchen” are spoken…there is obvious excitement. here was one of our science experiments (done in the kitchen!) for e week: it really is an amazing experiment. one litle guy said, “okay. i. am. doing. this. at. home. with. my. dad.” consider yourself warned, russ. andContinue reading “e is for egg experiment”

t is for tree

techincally this should be a is for apple tree, but we make these trees for many reasons during a school year. one class made the trunk, one class made the leafy top, and then we added apple print apples. this was the first painting project of the school year. i intentionally gave brushes, but gaveContinue reading “t is for tree”