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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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Welcome song
What is your favorite welcome song? One of my new favorites is now Willoughby Wallaby Woo. It always brings a smile to mu face – simple, fun and a good way to start a day, isn’t it?
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Building up Seattle
Where do we live? We are opening our doors next week for the first time! I cannot wait to start working with the kids. I have so many things ready to show them and so many ideas what to do! 🙂 The first month is going to be all about us – trying to learn more…
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Building an Igloo
Would you like to build an igloo? This is just a tiny little provocation that I set up for the kids – to go along with our winter theme. We are exploring ice, snow and polar animals… and since the block area is a big part of our preschool experience, I set up this little…
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Borax Snowflakes
Would you like to make some amazing crystals? It’s much easier than you may think. Here is how to make the snowflake: First cut a pipe cleaner into three pieces and combined them in the middle. Then mix hot water and borax (1 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of borax) and tie the…
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Open House
Do you want to see our preschool in person? We have an open house this Saturday (January 14th) from 9 am to 12 pm. We will have a lot of activities and centers for kids so they can experience the preschool for themselves. Come to learn more about our program. We will give you a…
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Going to a fair…
It’s finally here! The preschool is ready and the registration is opening. I can’t wait to show everybody what I was working on the last year. I’m going to be taking to people at a local preschool fair in Sammamish this Saturday – for the first time – wish me luck! ☺️
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Driftwood Animals
How much doe it take to encourage kids to see extraordinary in the ordinary objects? Usually not more than a couple of words. In this case, it took even less. I just collected some driftwood and brought it into the classroom. I showed the treasures to the kids and let them play with it. Suddenly the…
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Alcohol Ink Birds
Alcohol inks are one of my favorite media for little kids. They are so flexible and fun to use. We have used them to decorate Christmas ornaments, coasters for teachers, plates and candle holders and now we used them to make a colorful collage on our window. I got the idea when I picked up…
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Tinkering in Tacoma
If you love tinkering, upcycling and art – bring your kids to Tacoma! I have never been in this tiny little store before but I wanted to get there for quite some time. It is a little bit far for me now but oh my goodness, am I glad I spent an hour in the…