> The girls are working on making kites. As they were making them they asked could they take them outside . SURE! But they wont fly. Then.. why are we making them? Hmm.. Yes, why did we make them ? I just had to take a picture of this huge flower in Malias hair. Love […]
Category: <span>Spring</span>
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I feel like shouting !
> Today the weather was nice enough again for us to split into our two groups for lunch and circle time. That means, for two hours of our day we are at am 8 to 1 ratio. That means a lot more one on one time and things go a little more smoothly. Emeri is […]
Back in town !
> Being on Spring Break might have been a LITTLE more fun had it been warm. Randy , Geneviette and I headed to Kansas City, Mo. Which, by the way is an excellent place to hang out with grandkids during cold days. Our hotel, the Westin , had a link that went to most anything […]
Spring Break… not really !
> Today we had 11 kids show up for school out of 16. I was able to spend some quiet time watching the kids play and was really touched by their kind spirits. That doesnt mean that everyone was happy all the time and got along but for the most part it was calm and […]
The Very Quiet Cricket
> Today we read Eric Carle’s ” The Very Quiet Cricket .” Each time the tiny cricket meets someone he wants to say hello so he rubs his legs together but… ” not a sound.” The kids love predictive text. When it comes to words that are repeated on each page I usually stop and […]
B is for Bug
> More fun today as Mrs. Beth joins us . Randy had a dentist appointment so she came to play. She enjoyed the camera and I loved the shots she took of some of the kiddos close up . Before leaving Randy made a worm farm with the kids. Enjoy the pictures from today !
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Earth Day and Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
> I know the parents are going to LOVE the TRASH art we made today in honor of Earth Day. We keep a bin in our art center full of things that can be recycled into art. I had to be creative to day to show them how you can use them again in other […]
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It Look Like Spilt Milk
> Today we did a science experiment ! We took very hot water and put it in a glass. Then we put ice cubes on a metal tray to cover the opening. Our goal was to make ” rain” inside the glass. It did SOMEWHAT… not as good as I had hoped but enough that […]
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Fun in the Sun
> What a fun day ! Today we took off to the park around 9:30 and returned home at 11:30 . Before leaving home we read ” The Listening Walk” . As we walked to the park we listened for things around us. But that wasn’t the highlight. The Park … a child’s place of […]
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Quack !
> We have talked a lot about things that happen in Spring. It rains. Plants grow. Today we talked about new animals being born in the spring. I have an excellent book called ” The little Duck ” that shows the life cycle of a duck. It is about a little boy that find a […]