inside it was y yeek, so we made yellow flowers. these were tissue paper circles with holes in the center to thread on skewers (cutting off the pointing end first). then a teacher taped the paper and beads were added (secured with hot glue)…. “this is kind of like sewing with wood.” sure it is!
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a is for april fool’s
oh, it was a silly few days (we had to give every class a chance, not just those who actually attended on april 1!) the teachers looked silly (oh, why didn’t i get a photo of ms. viliya in her pajamas?). there was bologna and peas waiting at the play-doh table (funny). the letter ofContinue reading “a is for april fool’s”
c is for color (ed markers)
in the spirit of maria montessori, i take care in PREPARING THE ENVIRONMENT. today it was setting out colored markers for our writing boards. beautiful and constructive!
f is for float your boat
during our t is for transportation week, we looked at our world map. i would suggest two countries and ask how we could travel from one to the other. let me tell you now that these children BELIEVE they COULD build a bridge across the ocean. they BELIEVE that there are strong enough materials toContinue reading “f is for float your boat”
t is for transportation
oh, how i wish model magic was more affordable! since it isn’t, our friday class was the group to sculpt transportation. we named the colors, counted together as i cut them apart (since that couldn’t be done ahead of time in fear of it hardening), then gave each child a plate of pieces. there wereContinue reading “t is for transportation”
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