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q is for quilting

we’ve quilted before, but this year set it up as a “quilting circle.” it was an interesting concept for some preschoolers to work in their laps rather than on the floor or at a table. we had plastic canvas, big needles and embrodiery floss (thank you, thrift shop). then it was sewing time. up andContinue reading “q is for quilting”

i is for i spy

my valentine to preschoolers this year was an i spy bottle. inside there are white beans, heart beads, mini valentine erasers, jewels and mirrors. plus a secret message. i’m counting on the preschoolers leaving the bottles taped up tightly! : )

m is for milk lid

preschool families and friends have been collecting milk lids for us. thank you! since it is m week we’ve been sorting by color. we’ve noticed that in the tens of milk lids there are, there is only one brown lid. come on, let’s drink some chocolate milk! the next phase of this activity is arrangingContinue reading “m is for milk lid”

c is for christmas card station

with a word wall, pencils, old cards and envelopes, there is a lot of writing going on. we make this type of “station” for other reasons too (e is for envelope, v is for valentine, p is for pencil, a is for address, t is for telephone number, etc).

v is for vowel

we took advantage of i week to talk about the concept of vowels. we sang this song (to the tune of “bingo”): then i had each vowel written on a piece of paper and when i took one (or more) away, we clapped in its place. these preschoolers got pretty good by the end ofContinue reading “v is for vowel”