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r is for rainbow

oh joy was mine. we worked left to right following a sample chart of rainbow order to paint stripes. this was a hard concept to grasp at first. in order for the paint to dry by the end of the morning, we made prints with another piece of paper. this was pretty exciting! then weContinue reading “r is for rainbow”

r is for rainbow play doh

and yes, by the end of the week it was a warm chocolate brown.

y is for yarn

the preschoolers having been showing consistent interest in cutting. more specifically, cutting yarn. more specifically yet, cutting the yarn from our weaving project. so since it was winter white week, we had white yarn in the tub table and tied some of it to an embrodiery hoop hanging from the ceiling (where the magnet usedContinue reading “y is for yarn”

y is for yarn sandwich

i found this yarn between two block platforms and thought, “ha! that looks like a yarn sandwich.” when i found the person who made it and asked what he was thinking, he said, “oh, it’s just a yarn sandwich.” of course it is.

n is for new year

inspired by amanda dade’s new years parade, a spontaneous game we played was so much fun. everyone is on the ground pretending to be asleep. using our judy clock, we started at 1:00 and moved it around and around calling out the “o’clocks” as we did. then when we get to 12 o’clock we jumpContinue reading “n is for new year”