What’s Next?

Today after a short family time we looked at our book we wrote again and talked about next steps.  Three people that were absent the end of last week needed […]

Puppet Creations

Today was finally  the day we could move one step closer to our puppet show.  Yesterday each child decided which puppet they wanted to create . We looked at pictures […]

ABC Audit

I knew I was in a 60 day window for an ABC audit.  They even give us a form to know what to expect. This morning I got up and […]

Puppets and My Soul

Well, that sounds dramatic. 🙂 Yesterday I was so conflicted.  My  morning  before work started with a phone call concerning AECA and many times through out the day I received […]

What Is An Illustrator?

Today we added art to the book we wrote yesterday . We were reminded what an illustrator is . We really looked at the words on the page to decide […]

Making Art Meaningful

Continuing our thoughts from last week I wondered as the teacher how to tie this all together.   They love telling stories. They love art. They love music.  I want […]

Puppets / Art

We have been talking about art and storytelling .  Last night I wondered what we could do to combine these two activities.   How can art influence storytelling ? I […]

Inner Conflict

  We had a few kiddos ( 5 to be exact -out of 16 ) that needed extra help this morning .  Nothing was wrong with them in particular ( […]

Ice and Stories

Here the boys are smelling Angie’s coconut coffee as it brews.  They said it smelled” Yummy.”  Thanks again parents for this amazing Christmas present. I love the collaborative gifts that […]

Collage Plus

As we continue to explore collage art today we added a little ” plus.” Why not plan ( what color we will find and cut out ) and sort by […]