Today was pajama day in our class. The kids loved coming to school in their favorite pj’s. I think I actually enjoyed it more than they did. Nothing like telling a pregnant women she can wear pj’s all day at work. I set up sleeping bags and stuffed animals in the reading center. They looked [...]
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Beginning Math Skills
April 30, 2010 – 2:33 pm
Today while Emily and I were playing memory (Hello Kitty Flip ‘n’ Match), I noticed that the board it came with would be perfect for some beginning math skills. I went and got some marbles and a die to roll. I had her roll the dice and then add that many marbles. We took turns [...]
One Stop Shopping
April 26, 2010 – 6:46 pm
The other day I was working on the computer, Emily was asleep, and Ashlyn was creating. I would hear her every now and then but she asked me not to come out in the family room. She was working on a surprise. She does these “surprises” all the time. About 30 minutes later she came [...]
Interactive Journaling
April 20, 2010 – 8:35 pm
Every morning I used to write a morning message to my girls. They loved this but now I am trying something a little different. I gave Ashlyn a journal and wrote her a short letter, just a few sentences. I left it on her desk in her room and when she woke up she read [...]
Cross on a Hill
March 30, 2010 – 7:03 pm
We did a cute project today in class that my kids enjoyed. Sorry I don’t have pictures but we were too busy making them. I cut styrofoam balls in half and had the kids paint them green. Then I gave them each two popsicle sticks, one regular sized one and one small one. They colored [...]