Happy Holiday!

It's here! The holidays took over last week! After all, we base our lessons around children's interests. On Friday, we sent home an activity for the parents to work on with their children. We asked them to draw a building in their neighborhood and label it. We were really hoping to get more than two, but at least two is better than nothing. Next time, I'll probably remind...

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Look at our Word Wall!

Hello all! Christmas break is almost here! We didn't focus much on curriculum this week, since we had our Winter program on Friday. The children sang a few songs, they had a gift exchange, and they had a blast. We were able to talk about buildings a little. We read this book: I snuck in some critical thinking skills. At the end of it, we reviewed the types of jobs...

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Build it Up, Tear it Down, Build it Up Again

Hello! I hope you're all taking time for yourself during this busy holiday season. With winter programs and Christmas presents from the class and for your own families, it's easy for the stress to build up. I'm providing some links here to encourage you to take 5 minutes and just breathe. Relax. It's ok. They'll also be on the homepage in my Links section. This one's fantastic...

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