Twas the Day before ….

Twas the day before the Polar Express Party and the last full day before Christmas break and all through the house.. It was calm.   So calm. Have you ever […]

Santa Says

Santa says ENOUGH ORNAMENTS ALREADY! !!! : )   Alas we made ANOTHER ornament today. This one was a little more free spirited and creative. We practiced our program one […]

Keepsake Ornaments

Today we had a few new activities on the table. There was a game that encouraged one to one correspondence .  There were tiny red Christmas presents and a tree […]

Sugar Cookie Anyone ?

One of the most fun things we did today was make a sugar cookie in a cup.  Most of the kids loved it.  Cooking with children involves so many math […]

Christmas !

Today we started talking about Christmas .  Well..  the kids started talking LONG ago about Christmas so I should say we started actually doing some Christmas themed activities today ! […]

Its Friday , I can BARELY stand it !

If I showed you my calendar and my obligations for the week you would commit me so I wont.  But lets just say… I was a tad stretched this week. […]

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful…. well….

Can you believe this weather two weeks before Christmas ? The children were all taking their coats off and running and throwing leaves.  What a blessing it is to get […]

Going on a Bear Hunt , Really ?

The children were excited and nervous about the possibility of us going on a bear hunt today.  One of the things we did this morning was sing this song ; […]

The Bear Went Over the Mountain

Today we started a unit on bears .   We charted what we already know about bears.   1.  They growl when someone is near . 2.  The crawl. 3. […]

Real or Make Believe

As we wrapped up part of our ” Animals in the Woods ” unit today we were blessed by the folks at Friendship Pediatric Center .  I had put a […]