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t is for thankful

what are you thankful for? a simple project done in stages. children sat with me in a circle and they told me ideas of things they were thankful for (i realized that what a preschooler is thankful for can also equal what they wish for), i wrote them around the edge of the purple paper,Continue reading “t is for thankful”

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”

t is for turkey

more specifically, turkey rob. thanks to a daddy’s vision and ability, he turned my vague description of a “stump turkey” into this: we named him turkey rob. each child colored turkey leaves, attached them to dowels and stuck them in one of the holes on turkey rob’s back. it only takes a grown up friendContinue reading “t is for turkey”

n is for natural play doh

thanks to the good old crafty crow, i found the idea to color play doh with natural items. fun! “it really smells like food now!”

t is for tattle tale

we finished pre-k conferences last night…a time when i think of each child in a new way. when i imagine them in a new setting, usually in a more traditional classroom setting. and i get protective….and feisty. my simple requests: i ask now that none of these kids be considered a tattle tale. i askContinue reading “t is for tattle tale”