Author Archives: Ms Kristin

$9 well spent on dot stickers. we read ten black dots as inspiration. dots can be the start of many things: balloons, train wheels, eyeballs…they can also be counted. and sorted by color. and lined up. we also did D writing and dark color drawing and a couple of friends got a sparkly D onContinue reading “d is for dot journal work”

children are invited to bring something every day for show and tell. since it was c week last week, we had cute dolls, cars, candy corn, calculators, computers, coins, copper crayons, corn, pictures of c named siblings, stuffed cats and caterpillars and so much more. but there were three things that would not have beenContinue reading “c is for caterpillars, crabs and {a dog named} coco”

i wonder where you can climb?honestly, there were places climbed that i didn’t think would be. and no injuries! the patience these classes have with each other and themselves has a lot to do with it, i think. the joy filled motivation is clear. watching children use their bodies as they know they can isContinue reading “c is for climb”

a friend posted this idea on facebook and by the time preschool started I had removed the front grate of a fan. i had have great hopes of it turning out like the photos on facebook: a moving rainbow of colors. we did plug it in for a peek and saw more of a goldenContinue reading “f is for (trying to make a rainbow) fan”