We Are Ready

There is a lot of talk about kindergarten. This time of year is always a little nerve-racking for me. Have I provided enough provocations? Have I introduced enough tools to hone their fine motor skills?…continue reading

Butterfly Release

In the morning we prepped our game faces. We pretended we were butterfly's drinking nectar. And then we released our butterfly friends. It was a pretty Good Friday.continue reading

Cakes and Caterpillars

  Since we are having a butterfly release party tomorrow we decided a cake was necessary.  I mean, they also suggested tattoos and balloons and presents but I was able to pull them back to…continue reading

Butterfly Business

Today the excitement over our butterflies continued. We now have 6 beautiful painted ladies ! We played a butterfly dance song and flew around the room Some kids made a proboscis out of straws and…continue reading

Butterflies 🦋

Last night after school was out one lone butterfly emerged. I was so excited. By this morning 3 more butterflies had metamorphosed . We read the Eric Carle book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar ." We…continue reading

Spring !

Today it officially felt like spring outside from the time the children arrived until lunch it was wonderful, sunny , amazing, windy and perfect weather. I took it vantage of the small muscles that I…continue reading

Egg-stra exciting

I didn't feel today was very exciting but Holly stoped by to get her check and savanna immediately yelled "Ms Holly where have you been ? You missed all the excitement. " So here's a…continue reading

Art Show Shenanigans

Our art displays are ready. Today I asked the children how people would know to attend. We brainstormed answers until finally we landed on making invitations. Later in the morning a few children chose to…continue reading

A Side of Crazy

That's what I felt like today was, just a little side of crazy. The morning was chilly at first but we enjoyed being outside. When spring comes the children's activity level and energy increases tenfold.…continue reading

Children and Pets

Most children love animals, whether they are watching lions or gorillas at the zoo, running with the family dog or feeding the classroom guinea pig. This natural attraction is the perfect opportunity for children to…continue reading