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How to Disguise a Strawberry
For years a favorite book around here has been The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood . When I told parents about our extension project I was surprised that it...
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Our Fall Book is Completed!
Happy kids going home tonight with the projects they have worked hard on this past month all together in a book of their own. For how the books were constructed click here and you’ll be taken to...
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Where Would You Sleep?
A fun book to read around the holidays with all the family visits is Not Enough Beds! by Lisa Bullard. It’s fun to talk about and brainstorm where we would sleep without a bed. Create a free scrapbook...
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December Activity Catch-up
We managed to get a lot of learning in around Christmas Trees this month while keeping the bouncing to a productive level Here is a quick snapshot of the last 2 projects we did. For our (math lesson)...
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The Mitten is The Mitten or is It?
As part of our science and math learning during this snowy month of January we compared 2 versions of the folktale – The Mitten (original inspiration: Golden Gang Kindergarten). We then made a Venn...
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Our Morning……
Sometimes activities get changed up so children that are sick do not miss out on a project they have a special interest in or were part of initially. Today was an example of that. I had planned on...
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A Little Catching Up
Last week was not a good one for getting posts on our activities up, but believe me we stayed good and busy inside while the cold raged outside. This post will try to catch up on some of the activities...
View ArticleSnowball Sensory Tub
Using sensory tubs for exploring is a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers. We use them regularly around here, so the kids know to dig right in when one is out in the space. They may not be...
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Simple is Often the Best
We have been working on learning our letters using many different games and apps on the iPad. Last week wanting something that could go home and be adapted to the different levels of knowledge in the...
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A Dr. Seuss Day
It’s that time of year when it seems almost everyone who works with kids is covering the same material – all in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Some are doing a week of books and activities. This...
View ArticleName That Letter
For years I have used individual printed sheets of letters randomly placed and sized for children to practice letter recognition. Sometimes they were upper and lower case. Sometimes just letters...
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How to Disguise a Strawberry
For years a favorite book around here has been The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood . When I told parents about our extension project I was surprised that it...
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Who could do a farm unit without including this old favorite – Old MacDonald Had a Farm? Not me, especially when there are so many materials available for extension activities.[material links and...
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Finishing Up with Pumpkins
We have finally finished up our lessons with pumpkins. Over the years I have found that pumpkins are great for learning about a plants life cycle and pant parts. There are so many uses for pumpkin and...
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What Have We Learned About Reindeer?
In answer to the question “What have you learned about Reindeer?” The group started telling me facts they had learned. From these we agreed on key words. (Can you find the spelling error? We did after...
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Have You Ever Wondered About Snowmen at Night?
In exposing children to books so that their world expands it is important as part of that to help them understand the parts of a book. Title pages, author, illustrator, beginning, middle and ending...
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Learning Without a Lesson
I’ve always believed that learning occurs from whatever activity you are involved in. I believe that for young children especially the best learning occurs naturally whenever they are engaged. I also...
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The Mitten is The Mitten or is It?
As part of our science and math learning during this snowy month of January we compared 2 versions of the folktale – The Mitten (original inspiration: Golden Gang Kindergarten). We then made a Venn...
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Our Morning……
Sometimes activities get changed up so children that are sick do not miss out on a project they have a special interest in or were part of initially. Today was an example of that. I had planned on...
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Where Would You Sleep?
A fun book to read around the holidays with all the family visits is Not Enough Beds! by Lisa Bullard. It’s fun to talk about and brainstorm where we would sleep without a bed. Create a free scrapbook...
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