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p is for pinecone turkey

a variation on a common theme. we used cinnamon scented natural feathers, a low temp glue gun, an old cereal box, scraps of construction paper, and a marker. make sure you sing this song while you hold your little turkey: i’m a little turkey short and fat, here are my feathers, here is my hat.Continue reading “p is for pinecone turkey”

p is for playmobil

i’ve started bringing some of my home playmobil pieces to preschool. we’ve had good luck keeping them in their own space. no lost pieces yet. it is encouraging for me to watch children play with teeny tiny pieces in slow and small movements. i made a photocopy of some items for the children to match.Continue reading “p is for playmobil”

p is for playground

our playground is complete enough to meet state standards! but the grass will wear down quickly so we are having ground cover installed (after some farm work is complete and the farm trucks are free). there are clusters of church friends who have energy and ideas to make this happen. i am so grateful. theseContinue reading “p is for playground”

p is for (giant) pumpkin

it was a last minute idea to suspend a huge paper/masking tape ball from the ceiling for the children to paint. it takes different coordination to paint something that moves. yes, it has been used in a pinata like fashion. yes, there have been conversations about keeping it as still as possible. once it’s allContinue reading “p is for (giant) pumpkin”

p is for pumpkin patch (inside)

we usually invite children to bring their own pumpkin to preschool for the few weeks before halloween (we always make sure there are plenty of extras!). we label them with names (and read them), count them, sort them, line them up, act out the 5 Little Pumpkins poem, pretend they are babies, cover them withContinue reading “p is for pumpkin patch (inside)”