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j is for jewelry

children brought jewelry for show and tell (which we do daily) and there was jewelry making in the tub table.

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(i was having more fun than it appears, trust me.)

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and despite the fears that we were having plumbing troubles, we were just threading big beads on the end of a (new) toilet plunger. little beads were added to our play doh table (and the entire classroom floor…you had to walk carefully).

there was jewel paper cutting to glue on J shaped paper and a fancy mirror for looking at our fancy selves.

g is for group

this little mosaic activity is one i set up as an individual project. i wouldn’t have been surprised if two children decided to work together. i was surprised (and delighted) to find all four boys at once using up all the pieces.

j is for jump

a piece of fabric threaded through the ceiling tile (yes, carefully done and moved to make sure it wasn’t pulling too hard), handles made from duct tape, a trampoline borrowed from a family (thank you, otis, for sharing).

really good times.

really good static.

really contemplative figuring out of things (notice the mirror being used to see the fabric from different angles).

i don’t have photos of the little dollhouse figure that got many rides on the fabric. she had a blast.

t is for tape machine

i saw this, realized that it would require more precision than i’m good at, so i asked our families if anyone thought they could make one. i had over 10 responses and asked the first three responders to make us one. i am humbled and grateful (and thinking of more projects). thank you.

we have a whole table dedicated to tape.

the fine motor work is impressive. i am reminded of a workshop i went to led by occupational therapists who stressed the importance of working those finger and hand muscles.

this sure does it.

a little too well sometimes.

p.s. if any of your children come home and speak of tape over mouths (or arms or hands or feet), the teachers did not do it!!

j is for jigsaw

a big j cut from old mat board (thank you mr. randy) covered with a thrifted missing-pieces-too-hard-for-preschoolers jigsaw puzzle and about 3 bottles of glue.

problem: i think there are preschoolers who left the week believing “j is for puzzle.” we have time to clear that up.