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7/25/11

“Medieval Times” is our theme this week. Andrea’s amazing chalkboard drawings… Knights and dragons, oh my! New bench… Today’s chefs making bean enchilada [...]

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7/20 and 7/21/11

Drawing a campfire… The compass says it’s that way… Bear hunt… Campfire… Sewing pouches in summer camp… I’m so proud that my son learned to finger [...]

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7/19 and 7/20/11

Pig bath… Finger knitting… Sewing a bag… Homey… Time to make the black bean burgers… Self-serve snack… First fine motor lesson of the day…peeling [...]

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7/19/11

Another of Andrea’s beautiful drawings… One of today’s sous chefs… Basil chiffonade and diced eggplant… Setting up for a friend’s birthday snack… Camp [...]

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7/18/11

It’s “Great Outdoors” week! Time to pitch a tent and have some fun! It wouldn’t be complete without Texas fire ants, which we discovered while setting up the tent this [...]

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7/13-7/14/11

Drawing the ocean with beeswax crayons… Strumming the kinder lyre… Framing a successful nap time starts long before lunch. After preparing nap mats, I had the children listen as I [...]

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7/13/11

Wednesday…time to bake bread! There’s nothing wrong with learning to use a broom…I’d rather teach a child to use a broom than have them walk away from a messy table after [...]

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7/12/11

Christin’s ocean scape… Andrea’s chalk board drawing… Painting project with Janie… Drawing… Brothers listening for the sounds of the sea… Starting our [...]

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7/11/11

It’s “Ocean Week”! Examining a starfish… Painting bubble wrap blue… Pressing the wrap to stamp bubbles… Bubbles dried, adding sea life stickers… Summer [...]

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The Best Play

Shortly before lunch one day last week, my small PreK group was outside playing. We were the only ones outside, and their play (as it often does) became fascinating. It was hot, the air was [...]