The Daily Update – Page 189

p is for pink

to the tune of “if you’re happy and you know it…” when you mix red and white you get pink when you mix red and white you get pink when you mix them you will see a new color magically when you mix red and white you get pink with a squirt of red andContinue reading “p is for pink”

h is for hearts (in the block corner)

i set out a stack of wooden thrifted hearts. i imagined them being taken to the housekeeping corner as “cookies.” they were. i didn’t imagine them being taken to the block corner to be used so intentionally. awesome.

p is for painted heart

i drilled holes in thrifted wooden hearts then set them out with watercolor paints. each heart had a name on it so first the preschoolers worked on name recognition (which they are very good at by now!). after the heart was painted, we rubbed on regular school glue and sprinkled glitter. once dry we addedContinue reading “p is for painted heart”

p is for pretty plates

quite simple and using several media, we made pretty plates. rick rack, lace, crayons, glitter and paper hearts. the lace and rick rack pushed and pulled through the holes. learning how to tie a knot. getting excited about p-p-p-pink and p-p-p-purp-p-p-ple (p sounds). adding layers of glitter. using them to sing our alphabet song (weContinue reading “p is for pretty plates”

o is for orange

oh, my kids were hopeful when i brought home a box of orange koolaid singles. but no, it was for preschool. to which eliza beamed at the older two. we didn’t drink it, though! i had it out on our project table but didn’t draw specific attention to it. when we went to circle time,Continue reading “o is for orange”