Tag: project
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Virtual Preschool: Worms and Snails
This week we talk about our two favorite books: Superworm and Whale and the Snail. Earthworms are pretty amazing. Did you know that they have 5 hearts and some of them can be 12 feet long? (luckily these do not live in the US ;)). We will tell you all about them in this lesson.…
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All about Apples
It would not be a proper fall without apples! We spent a lot of time learning about them. We explored the apples with our five senses and wrote down our observations. We measured, weighted and cut open our apples (to count the seeds inside). We did a taste test with 5 different kind of apples…
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Pet Rocks Rock
We have been talking about animals this month, especially pets. And since not all of the kids have pets at home, we decided to make our own. We chose the rocks (everybody got two) we wanted to use and gave them a proper bath. The kids loved splashing and scrubbing the rocks clean. Then they…
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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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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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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…
Artree: online preschool 