>What are you thankful for?I am thankful for children that love to climb in the loft and read book. I am thankful for young artist ,readers, being alone in the cube, learning to cut in the art center ( and not cutting hair ). I am thankful for kids that paint pictures of their whole […]
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Tuesday.. is it Friday yet?
>For some reason today I cant seem to ” get up and go”. If I were a worksheet teacher – I am not – today would be the day we color and cut and sit at the table for hours. But, since I know that is not appropriate for my age group- I didnt. What […]
I is for Indian
>Last week we did Turkey talk. This week it is all about Indians. Today we made Indian headdresses. I found a few years ago the easiest way for me to set that activity up is with bulletin board border. The construction paper is never stiff enough or long enough to go around their heads. We […]
Work Sampling
>The other day I told you I would tell you more about the Worksampling Online Course Randy and I took the other day. Since I am leaving at noon today to drive 7.5 hours to Pocohantas Arkansas to lead a conference tomorrow, I thought today would be a good day to do that. One of […]
Library Story Time
>Today has been a day.. 🙂 You can see from the pictures that we visited the library and the park. Last year we did not visit the library during story hour at all. The groups that attend are very small and family like. That is a nice way to say, I am not sure they […]
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Turkey Talk
> Today in circle time I told the kids the story of Tom the Turkey with a Terrible Temper. The kids LOVED that I used the flannel board with it. The Turkey With The Terrible Temper Once there was a little BROWN TURKEY who had a TERRIBLE TEMPER. He often flew into rages and ranted […]
Let the games begin!
>Randy and I are back today. We had a training to attend in Farmington. I will talk more about that a little later but first todays news! Look at the pictures of Dillion and Daniel. They were buddies today. I LOVE the picture of Daniel helping Dillion button his shirt. Funny thing is – I […]
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Another mommy visitor
>Bianca playing with a basket of goodies I put on the table. Each day I add new things for them to ” create ” with. We have an easel and an art center but this just gives them one more opportunity. I added this picture today to the dramatic play area. I love changing things […]
Here are grandma’s glasses
> Do you constantly feel like you are getting ready for something? Welcome to my life. Every time I plan to slow down and enjoy ______ ( insert just about anything here ) something comes along and my plans change. Yesterday , I had decided that last night I would go to choir and catch […]
Our new light table
>Some of you may remember when I visited a reggio school a while back. I am piece by piece adding a few of the elements of those rooms to my room. I loved the sense of wonder they create. This is a light table. I had it made. It was EXPENSIVE. Not as expensive as […]