Tag: children
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Dress for Mess
At our school kids get messy. One of the first things we say to new parents is: dress for mess, aprons are optional, we play in mud and we get dirty. Every day. A lot. Every year we have kids that love getting muddy, wet and dirty and kids that don’t. Funny thing is though,…
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Working Together
One of my favorite artists to introduce to the kids is Henri Matisse. They always love the fact that he ‘painted with scissors,’ they usually want to dip the scissors to paint and do it as well 😉 and they really enjoy doing the paper collages. This time, we decided to work together to create…
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Hello Songs to Start our Day
Every year I try to find the ultimate hello song for my preschool classroom. We tried several ones in the past and this one was the most popular one by far: This year I am trying to find more songs so I can take turns with them – keeping the kids interested and running to…
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Traveling Gnome
I have been going back and forth with the idea of a stuffed animal being sent home with the kids every week, logging its adventures. I know the kids tend to love it. I know the parents sometimes don’t. It can encourage literacy but it can also become a ‘competition. I have been torn on…
Artree: online preschool 