i brought this travel crate for the days our dog sally visited, then it was cleaned out, door removed and became a family corner prop. i only wish i had a photo of friday when there were four (4!!!!) boys in it…with pillows and blankets. all barking. to be in the dog house at preschoolContinue reading “d is for dog house”
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o is for outside
being graced with very friendly weather, we took many of our indoor rituals outside. bringing you show and tell under the sun: please trust that i only dressed this way in honor of yellow week.
a is for autumn
we’ve been celebrating the changing of seasons with an exploration of color all week. on the first day of autumn, we “tie dyed” big coffee filters cut into leaf shapes. my washable liquid watercolor hasn’t arrived yet (?!?!?!?!?), so i opened several of these and diluted them with water. they worked great (though now weContinue reading “a is for autumn”
a is for apple
no better place to start the year but here. we’ve tasted apples, discussed why apples have stems, stretched out the aaaaaaaaaaa sound, discovered apple colors, used apple colored crayons, and simply discovered our new classroom through this theme. i experienced the great joy of the montessori concept of PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENT…then watching them have atContinue reading “a is for apple”
c is for chalk paint
washable paint + corn starch + water + shaking = sidewalk (and body) paint we did this activity outside with church kids ranging in age from 3-14. how handy to have all the preschool paintbrushes and a teenager to paint! we created a hose shower for washing off (and water hauling for gutter river making).Continue reading “c is for chalk paint”
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