There was lot of leaf gathering today. Some very intentional with a game we played . We would use the leaves later. We read stories on the porch and even […]
Spookly The Square Pumpkin
This is one of my favorite reads of the season. It addresses diversity , bullying , shapes , colors and kindness. After reading the book we did a little science […]
Alphabet Pumpkin
You know that I don’t PLAN to directly teach letter recognition or sounds but if it comes up during play I’m all in And across the table – What letter […]
Measuring Pumpkins
Today we did a little math. How tall is each pumpkin ? Which pumpkin is the smallest ? Which pumpkin is the heaviest ? Curiosity through play leads to understanding.
Monster Pudding
First we had to draw the monster faces on the cups. Lucy and Avery did this for everyone. They did a great job. Next we used math skills to make […]
Name Building
Today we spent some time building our fine motor skills and working on our names. It’s important for a child ( going into kindergarten) to not only know how to […]
Environmental Print
Adding letters and numbers ( colors and shapes too) to our environment helps children learn foundation kindergarten readiness knowledge through play. These are our new fun playground features
Validation ❤️
We have a visitor each Thursday. She is a speech therapist. She is new to us. I enjoy her. She does her job the way it should be done in […]
Rain and Pumpkins
Today the children asked to start the day outside. Why not ? We stayed outside through four or five rain showers. There was no lightening so it was safe. I […]