valentine’s day

i is for i spy

my valentine to preschoolers this year was an i spy bottle. inside there are white beans, heart beads, mini valentine erasers, jewels and mirrors. plus a secret message. i’m counting on the preschoolers leaving the bottles taped up tightly! : )

p is for pink

to the tune of “if you’re happy and you know it…” when you mix red and white you get pink when you mix red and white you get pink when you mix them you will see a new color magically when you mix red and white you get pink with a squirt of red andContinue reading “p is for pink”

p is for painted heart

i drilled holes in thrifted wooden hearts then set them out with watercolor paints. each heart had a name on it so first the preschoolers worked on name recognition (which they are very good at by now!). after the heart was painted, we rubbed on regular school glue and sprinkled glitter. once dry we addedContinue reading “p is for painted heart”

p is for pretty plates

quite simple and using several media, we made pretty plates. rick rack, lace, crayons, glitter and paper hearts. the lace and rick rack pushed and pulled through the holes. learning how to tie a knot. getting excited about p-p-p-pink and p-p-p-purp-p-p-ple (p sounds). adding layers of glitter. using them to sing our alphabet song (weContinue reading “p is for pretty plates”

o is for owl

whooooooooooooooooo loves you? these owl friends do. each preschooler cut the eye shapes (since it was O week, this was a good time to practice cutting on a circle line…hard to do, i must add). we discussed shapes and then gave each preschooler a pile of pre cut shapes along with their circles. it wasContinue reading “o is for owl”