The Daily Update – Page 181

q is for quiet

it will be quiet here for a bit. i deleted my ENTIRE iphoto library and have had a data recovery program humming along trying to get them back since thursday (had to start over 3 times). so just imagine the jumping, the stump turkey, the jewelry making, the jasmine rice ball eating, the massive jigsawContinue reading “q is for quiet”

i is for indonesia

more than half of our current preschoolers were here last year and had ms. viliya as a teacher. with limited success, we skyped each other. it was nice to see a glimpse of each other and hear that familiar voice. after all, i is for indonesia!

p is for playmobil

i’ve started bringing some of my home playmobil pieces to preschool. we’ve had good luck keeping them in their own space. no lost pieces yet. it is encouraging for me to watch children play with teeny tiny pieces in slow and small movements. i made a photocopy of some items for the children to match.Continue reading “p is for playmobil”

p is for pumpkin patch (inside)

we usually invite children to bring their own pumpkin to preschool for the few weeks before halloween (we always make sure there are plenty of extras!). we label them with names (and read them), count them, sort them, line them up, act out the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, pretend they are babies, cover them withContinue reading “p is for pumpkin patch (inside)”

w is for web

another year, another web. this time an elephant came out to play. our egg carton elephant named ellie. one elphant went out to play upon a spider’s web one day she had such ENORMOUS fun that she called for another elephant to come… two elephants went out to play… (you get the idea!) :: ::Continue reading “w is for web”