>I worked all day with Jodie today. I have had business obligations outside of work lately and today’s TA was cancelled so I let Randy have some time off. It was really nice to work with a woman all day. The downside to that was – at nap time I didnt do what I normally […]
The Legend of the Paint Brush
> Today we read the story ” The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush ” by Tomie dePaola. It really is quite wordy for this age group but it kept the kid attention. It is about a little Indian boy that wanted to be a warrior but his true talent was painting. So we concentrated on […]
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Out all day
>I was out in a meeting all day today but from the report I heard they had a good day. Randy actually said ” one of the best days we have had all year!” They talked about families in circle time. It is amazing the things the kids open up and say when you ask […]
Families and Thanksgiving
> Today we started talking about families and the approaching holidays. The kids always love it when I change out units. They find many new things to interact with . When I think about their excitement I remember there are kids that stay in one room every day and their materials never get rotated or […]
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# 2 We’ll get you !
> The kids have been admiring our number 2 pinata all week. Today we filled it with candy ( tricky way to get the rest of that Halloween candy out of my house ) and we took turns taking 2 swings until it busted. Finally , we let our friend Nolan hit it until it […]
Let’s go to the library !
> Our morning started off with a wonderful surprise as Audrey’s mom brought in her new baby brother that was born on Monday ! She was SO proud. After making a flag with out handprints ,we decided to go on a walk and visit the library at story time . What a beautiful day to […]
Two inspections ? Really ?
> What a day. It started out SO wonderful. There was a nice breeze blowing and the kids were all in our ” happy place.” Then….. I look at the door and there is my ABC ( Arkansas Better Chance ) coordinator. He is such a laid back nice guy but he is here to […]
Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
> One of our parents gave us two cases of apples and oranges. Now.. we eat a LOT of fresh fruit but even we would have a hard time getting through that much before it spoils. So, we are getting creative. Today, the kids got a lesson on where we get orange juice from. Many […]
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I pledge Allegiance to the Flag
> As the kids came in this morning they found this number two hanging from the ceiling. Many asked what it was and why it was there. Even more asked – is there candy in that ? Today in small groups we talked about the number 2. I had a weekly reader that was about […]
Milk does the body good
>Today we are finishing up our small health unit. We talked about milk and how it makes our teeth and bones strong. The kiddos in our program get milk ATLEAST twice a day. I took 30 pictures but can’t get them to upload today for some reason. 🙁 When I get the problem straightened out […]