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k is for kansas

kansas turns 149 today (and no, i did not stay up until midnight to post this…i usually do a bunch of posts and schedule them for later). our kansas celebrations this week include making butter to eating zweiback brought by families. its such a simple process, i don’t know why i don’t do it moreContinue reading “k is for kansas”

s is for sunflower

all i could find was a slightly neon-toned yellow paper. we put out yellow crayons and pens to soften the color a bit. then snowflake style, we offered the preschoolers a paper folded in fourths with one petal shape drawn on. some thought they worked better as airplanes. then gluing them around a center andContinue reading “s is for sunflower”

k is for ketchup paint

in anticipation of christmas projects, i wanted some painted paper that looks like fire. since it was k week, we started with red paint (in a ketchup bottle). this is almost as funny as this. we added a new color each day: red, yellow, orange. the yellow was glitter paint! the first day we paintedContinue reading “k is for ketchup paint”

k is for key

keys and locks (that really worked together!) and a lock box brought by a friend (thank you, micah!). all sorts of things got locked up in that lock box. i think i’ll get one of my own. :: :: :: :: :: we used the same beads as last week plus some key rings andContinue reading “k is for key”

t is for tattle tale

we finished pre-k conferences last night…a time when i think of each child in a new way. when i imagine them in a new setting, usually in a more traditional classroom setting. and i get protective….and feisty. my simple requests: i ask now that none of these kids be considered a tattle tale. i askContinue reading “t is for tattle tale”