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i is for instrument

thank you families for bringing cardboard tubes for show and tell. again, much counting (one day we were able to count in 5 languages…english, spanish, indonesian and then my dad who was visiting added german and french). we used duct tape, more foam strips, masking tape, old rice, stickers to make shakers and blowers. weContinue reading “i is for instrument”

i is for indonesia

what a treat to have someone from across the ocean to give us new perspective. ms. vilia is from indonesia so we looked at our maps again, drew some land shapes, then practiced writing. some of the preschoolers were satisfied making their i shapes while others went on to add 8 more letters! when preschoolersContinue reading “i is for indonesia”

i is for ice milk

we had a fun time measuring and counting making ice milk. quite simply this is chocolate milk and strawberry milk poured in ice cube trays with mini craft sticks set in. we have some made with water for those who can’t drink milk because “if i do i will be sick.” they are in theContinue reading “i is for ice milk”

i is for imagination

this is part of what i love about my work. we have this weaving hanging in our room. it has been basically untouched for months. until this day. this was complete cooperative work. incredible imagination. i never completely understood the game. but there was a lot of fine motor muscle work wrapping little animals aroundContinue reading “i is for imagination”

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”