Monday’s Outside Adventures

As I was working with the children this morning, I realized I’d made a major error in one of the captions on the previous post! I wrote, “Every child is working on fine motor skills, it’s not just play.” I can’t believe I wrote that! I made it sound as though play was insignificant! I’ve…

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A simple, joyful day!

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t blogged since November! It makes sense though, because with the holidays and all of my “to-do’s,” the children and the running of the school come first! As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, two huge concerns of mine are the diminishing of children’s hand strength/fine motor skills and imaginative skills.…

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Thanksgiving Explorations

Thanksgiving is in three more days! At home and at school, we’ve been discussing what our traditions are and how we will celebrate. This morning, the children were able to “stuff” and “carve” a felt turkey! Egg beaters and basters helped in the cooking process! There were herbs for picking and grinding! Ah, the smells…

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