Month: February 2017
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Pink glasses for everyone!
What color glasses would you wear if you had a choice? We explored light, colors and color mixing with these awesome glasses. Kids had a blast and tried one, two and even six of them at the same time. ‘It is orange!’ cried one. ‘I made it really dark! It’s so dark I don’t even […]
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Today we were sitting at our table, eating snack, reading books and talking about Valentine’s day. What it is and what it means for us. I asked the kids how we celebrate it. They looked at me for a while and then said: ‘by loving everyone!’ I love that answer! (Even though I totally did […]
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Self portrait and lines
What is a line? A dot that went for a walk. — Paul Klee I started today’s at project with a mission in mind – I’m documenting kids work during the year and would like to make them a book (presentation folder) that will hold the most memorable moments. And that book needs an awesome […]
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Mailing letters filled with paint
Painting letters V really enjoyed putting together huge letters today. It started slowly. He wanted to paint over some doodles he made on a paper. Then he wanted to paint another piece of paper… and then he experimented. What would happen if I put them on top of each other? This simple inquiry resulted in […]
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Fill Me a Bag
What is your favorite ‘get to know you’ activity? I love to do ‘fill me a bag.’ It involves the families, lets the child talk about her favorite things in front of the whole classroom (in a non-intimidating way)… and most kids really enjoy the show and tell aspect as well. I found these great colorful […]
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