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Virtual Preschool – Music
This is our last week of online preschool. We are going to take a little break and be back in July and August with our summer camps. And we have decided to dedicate our last week to music and sound. To join us, you will need: – oil pastels (or crayons) – watercolors, brush, water,…
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Virtual Preschool: Jack & Beanstalk
We are talking about plants, beans and Jack. We read two versions of Jack and the Beanstalk this week, make a greenhouse for our beans and plant them in a pot with a castle in the clouds. For the first lesson you will need: – small zip lock bag – watercolor paper – scissors –…
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Virtual Preschool: Space
This week we talk about Space and planets. We will learn about the Moon, make a ‘milky way’ experiment and paint a space picture with stars. To join us you will need: – watercolors – watercolor paper – white paint – brushes, paper towels, water – optional but recommended: old toothbrush we will do…
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Homeschooling through Pandemic
I have been planning to home-school next year. I have been reading a lot of about it, comparing many different curricula and buying a lot of books and resources… I did not think I would need it for another 6 months but then Covid-19 came… and here I am, happy to have a full bookcase. …
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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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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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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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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…
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Melting Cups
We decided to bring some color to our windows. I have always wanted to try the melting-cups-into-suncatchers idea. And yesterday we finally decided to give it a try. It was super easy and the results were amazing. We used colorful sharpies to decorate our plastic cups. I read that plastic #6 is the best one…
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