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j is for jingle bell

we used j week to explore metal vs non-metal with huge bags of thrifted wooden beads and more bags of jingle bells, we made necklaces and tree ornaments. before we made them, all the bells and wooden beads were mixed in a large bucket. when we sunk a magnet wand in and pulled out, itContinue reading “j is for jingle bell”

i is for imagination

this is part of what i love about my work. we have this weaving hanging in our room. it has been basically untouched for months. until this day. this was complete cooperative work. incredible imagination. i never completely understood the game. but there was a lot of fine motor muscle work wrapping little animals aroundContinue reading “i is for imagination”

l is for letter

i dabble in the handwriting without tears curriculum. mostly i am fascinated by the desire to make letter writing easily successful for children. one thing we do that is handwriting-withou- tears-ish is give craft sticks or wide gross grain ribbon strips to form the letters. here we have a 5 stick capital E:

r is for rainbow paint

i am so thankful for these paints…found by a preschool mom at the thrift shop. moisten (or drench) in water for bright colors. they are more like chalk than watercolor. lots of projects to come with these.

r is for rice bottles

my kids were glad to help drink 26 bottles of gatorade and vitamin water so i could have wider-mouth bottles. the preschoolers help me fill bottles with rice and then i hide something inside correlated to a letter. i tape the lid on with colored duct tape and write the letter on the lid. soContinue reading “r is for rice bottles”