Today is international dot day. Every year we revisit the story “ The Dot” and do some artsy something or other to go with the holiday . https://youtu.be/sg-aGFsOk1I?si=HgSE1wsHD257eKIU Here’s the […]
Ice Cream for Breakfast
Yesterday we made signs to welcome Mr Randy home. Today he joined us for breakfast. We decided as a group that ice cream for breakfast is always a great way […]
Our First Rain Suit Day
This is our second day of school with rain but it’s our first day without lightening. There was just a slow drizzle and lots of “ muddy puddles.” Walks are […]
Thunder cake
This is one of my favorite books. It’s about a little girl who is afraid of the storm and her grandma helps her bake a cake to take her mind […]
Still Searching for Letters
Today we played another game with letters. I laid 20 letters on the table ( post it notes ) and each child found their initial – TWICE ! Most of […]
Names Games Again
It’s not so much that I’m adamant these kids need to know the letters of their name right now as much as self preservation. Do you know how often we […]
Safe Room Practice
We’ve already had a fire drill this month. I am required to do a fire drill and a tornado drill monthly. Today we practiced going quickly and calmly to our […]
Deciding What is Important
So many early education facilities run on schedules. Sometimes those schedules are tight and not flexible. That’s the amazing thing about homes. We can dance to the rhythm of the […]
He Won’t Play with Me
This is a very common phrase in preschool. Small children attach to people and things very easy. They put down a toy and come back 20 minutes later and say […]
Voice Levels
We have friends with really BIG voices. There are a a lot of reasons that children have loud voices. But they absolutely can learn to regulate them. The way that […]