Here is a peek at the Snowman Village project. I love the diversity of their villages. I love providing a palette of choices. In this project the children: embellished their houses with markers and watercolor paints painted the cardboard “earth” with...
Last week I taught two classes for a new local museum. My featured projects for both days – little habitats. I have rarely seen a child who does not adore the task of creating a miniature world. There is this amazing ability of a little world to pull the...
My kinders loved learning about bones. Here are some of the ideas I found online (links below) and of course, a Fairy Dust idea! I love this idea from Dilly Dali. For instructions: Cotton Swab Bones This would be so great to build as a class. Instructions at: ...
It took several years to master this playdough. The traditional recipes for oatmeal playdough are sticky and – honesty – a mess to deal with. I adapted my basic playdough recipe and have created a perfect porridge playdough! This dough has a hint of...
One of the strong impulses of the Common Core Standards is the use of non-fiction reading. When I work with the fairy tales like the Three Bears – I think it is a wonderful opportunity to compare real bears vs. the three bears. We research bears by reading...
Today I received word that my kindergarten class' fairy garden was one of the winners in the 2012 Fairy Garden Contest (sponsored by one of my favorite blogs -The Magic Onions). What a special honor and treat! I highly recommend going over to The Magic Onions and...
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