On the first day of Halloween my true love gave to me – 5 spider men 4 princess’ 3 fairy girls a penguin and a Crazy old ninja man… Today was amazing. I cant believe how blessed Bright Beginnings is with the group of parents that we have . Thank you Thank you Thank you […]
A Ghost Named Matt
Last week we did a lot of pumpkin activities. This week we are switching to more Halloween type activities. Do you know the origin of Halloween ? The name Halloween (originally spelled Hallowe’en) is a contraction of All Hallows Even, meaning the day before All Hallows Day (better known as All Saints Day), a Catholic holiday commemorating Christian saints and […]
The Monster Mash
I have been down in my back this weekend . It hurts… I had a chiropractor appointment this morning and got a little relief. I am hoping to be back in full swing tomorrow. ( Listen to me try to convince myself as I sit straight up on an ice pack.. ) We dont have […]
New Dress Up Closet
We have SIX kids out today. ( I want to remind you that you get 10 absences per semester before ABC has to review your file to allow someone else to take the spot. ) It has been a slow day. Things seemed a little more calm here with that many of our friends […]
One to One Correspondence
What is one to one correspondence ? It is the ability to match one object to one (corresponding) number or object. Example: In an egg carton we place one egg in each hole . Or we put one foot in one shoe. The Teacher at Heart website says : This concept is so natural for many that we often […]
What. A . Day
This will be short and sweet. Our day was pretty hectic today. I am not sure why… everything was planned and went ( for the most part ) according to schedule. We did a little counting spiders emergent reader book. We made spiders from oreos, pretzels and mini M&M’s. Harelly was making me […]
Taking Advantage of the Weather
This morning we met the kids outside . It was such a beautiful fall day that it hurt my heart to come inside . Soon we will have days that we wont be outside at all. So after breakfast we gathered the materials we were planning to use inside and hauled them outside. There is […]
S is for Spider
It is great to be back at school today . I am MORE EXHAUSTED after sitting and listening to speakers for three days than I am when I work all day. I did learn a lot while there and was inspired to be a better teacher and in some ways.. a better person. We listened […]
Monster Cupcakes
We have had a very busy day today. We made monster cupcakes. We played shape and color BINGO ! Ms Melissa came to do observations for a class she is taking to get a degree in Early Childhood. Ms Mikkeala pointed out that Channing wrote her name all by herself and that Kaden […]
Pppppp Pumpkins
My mind is on overload as I consider the rest of the week. Tonight is a monthly meeting I have . I am an officer so I NEED to be there AND.. it will be an awesome meeting/ training. We are meeting at a montesorri school in Rogers that just built an amazing all natural […]