The Daily Update – Page 192

h is for hospital

with a little rearranging we created a hospital in the classroom. hospital beds for the dolls and animals (and for the preschoolers who weren’t afraid to squeeze in). cheap masking tape was used for band-aids and bandages. there was an xray station (with real human xrays…thank you ms. aimee and real animal xrays i orderedContinue reading “h is for hospital”

g is for guess who!?!?!

g week and halloween came at the same time this year. the hulk didn’t scare too many of his friends…he has such a gentle smile under the mask. the giraffe sat and watched the block building from her perch. the pony and santa relaxed (maybe cooled off?…it is so warm in our classroom!) during bookContinue reading “g is for guess who!?!?!”

e is for painted eggs

found at the thrift shop we used these life-sized clay eggs for painting. we talked about the tradition at easter of decorating eggs and we looked at this picture on my computer of colored bird eggs: then they had the freedom to paint as they liked.

e is for egg experiment

when the words “science experiment” or “let’s go to the kitchen” are spoken…there is obvious excitement. here was one of our science experiments (done in the kitchen!) for e week: it really is an amazing experiment. one litle guy said, “okay. i. am. doing. this. at. home. with. my. dad.” consider yourself warned, russ. andContinue reading “e is for egg experiment”

t is for tree

techincally this should be a is for apple tree, but we make these trees for many reasons during a school year. one class made the trunk, one class made the leafy top, and then we added apple print apples. this was the first painting project of the school year. i intentionally gave brushes, but gaveContinue reading “t is for tree”