the concept of measuring and units is a seed we plant. by using the language in describing things, by offering rulers and tape measures in dramatic play, by offering inch blocks for sorting and building. then we move naturally to conversations of more and less, greater than and less than, etc.
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t is for “tie-dye”
this is a great example of when the process is more important than the product…though the product was spectacular. instead of trying to “make a flower” or “make a cloud” we focused on using as much paint as we wanted…most preschoolers had the clear goal of no white showing. we could also make these differentContinue reading “t is for “tie-dye””
s is for store
or g is for grocery store or f is for food store or m is for market or… on the last days of school i put out the cash register, pads of paper, pencils, receipt books, and a sign showing the symbols of money (how exciting for those who have mastered the “s” and “c”Continue reading “s is for store”
e is for egg shell (and 25 others)
i buy these large cardboard alphabet shapes each year. then as we work our way through, we coopratively glue things on to represent that letter. here we have egg shells glued on the e. other favorites i can remember: apple seeds on a buttons on b crayon chunks on c dirt on d fake furContinue reading “e is for egg shell (and 25 others)”
m is for mother’s day ii
in a top-secret corner of the room, we made mother’s day bead strands which could be worn as a choker-style necklace (quite literally due to shorter-than-i-planned wire), a wrap around bracelet, or a longer necklace if mama would add a bit of string. there was a random assortment of beads, cut apart leis, straws, thenContinue reading “m is for mother’s day ii”
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