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m is for martin

heard: “martin looks almost exactly like me” (said by a blond, blue eyed girl “martin has every part of the face like me…except for the moustache” “martin smiled even though there was so much to be sad about” “i am making martin have a sad face because i am sad for him” we made collageContinue reading “m is for martin”

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”

r is for raise your (left) hand!

we played a version of simon says using left and right commands. oh, but how to remember which is our left? which is our right? especially when ms. kristin is standing in front of you and she is a mirror image? or when she turns around to stand like you so you turn around too?Continue reading “r is for raise your (left) hand!”

l is for left

the concept of left and right is one that we may not see the grasping of during preschool. it is a common phrase among preschool educators to refer to “your other left” or “your other right” because many young children simply haven’t mastered it! we did some finger painting one day in preparation for aContinue reading “l is for left”

y is for year

i told the kids that when they came back from school after christmas, it would be a new year. when i would refer to “next year” there were several kids who raised their eyebrows and scrunched their noses to tell me, “sorry, i won’t be here. i’ll be in kindergarten next year.” one of theContinue reading “y is for year”