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n is for nut

with no nut allergies this year, we are going nutty! show and tell this week is “nuts in shells or acorns.” we have quite a collection for sorting and counting, feeling and, of course cracking.

at the first circle time i invited preschoolers to start thinking of something they wished they could do. about an hour later we gathered again and wrote down the ideas. then there were paper strips to glue (a bit like new years fireworks?). these are posted in our display cases, so i want to haveContinue reading “i is for inspired”

n is for (happy!) new year

remembering the fun from last year, we played this game again. it (doesn’t really) require a horn to blow. : ) so we used old calendars and catalogs to make some. i displayed a page from amanda dade’s new year’s parade that we read before playing our game. snipping along one side, then rolling up,Continue reading “n is for (happy!) new year”

m is for mother’s day

SPOILER ALERT: if you are a mama from preschool and you have not opened your green tissue paper or white lunch bag present, stop reading (and check your child’s backpack…)! :: :: :: :: but may you all know the joy children take in making something for someone special. this year they were “found itemsContinue reading “m is for mother’s day”

w is for writing

someone down the hall donated a stack of yellow notebooks. perfect for yellow week! the kind of writing that happened was unique and so fun to see. the “office” expanded quickly from one table to two.