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s is for sun

we were out of yellow and orange paper (such is the end of the school year) and instead of buying more, we made some. we painted big sheets of yellow paper, let them dry for two days, then used them to make suns. we cut some of the paper into roundish shapes and some ofContinue reading “s is for sun”

m is for may day…and mother’s day!

we made these flowers on may day (though several kids said i should bring these supplies out to make their mamas flowers next week! but we will do a new project…hopefully as fancy as years past). this is a very simple eye-hand coordination activity. pre cut flowers with holes punched in the middle fit perfectlyContinue reading “m is for may day…and mother’s day!”

c is for cleaning

i am a firm believer in having purposeful work available to children. if i pull out the spatula-turned-dried-glue-cleaner-upper and water, at least one child comes over. then two. then a table full. then they decide they need aprons and paper towels. then it is discovered that the spatula actually works as a flipper. then theContinue reading “c is for cleaning”

w is for weight

thanks to the health-o-meter, we could figure out our weight (thank you, ms. vicki!) this little poem was filled in for each child and taped in their journal.

y is for yarn

i really can’t explain this because i had nothing to do with it. but most of the class was involved. and at the end of the week, i discovered it was all cleaned up.