Are we ready for one more day of travel before we say goodbye for the school year tomorrow? I've been thinking about where we should go. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? We've been at home so long that everyplace sounds ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 22
Good Morning on our last day in Japan. Have you read some Yoko stories before? I could not decide on just one. Let's make some Japanese lanterns for your room. You'll need scissors and bright paper. Thread them on a string so ... [Read More]
Ohayo :: Playing and Learning at Home : May 21
Ohayo means good morning. (Sounds like Ohio) If you are here in the the afternoon hello would be "Konnichiwa" in Japanese. Let's say good morning by learning a song about the Japanese words for the members of our families. Show me your finger ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 20
Good morning Garden Children. Before we get out our passports, lets say Happy Birthday to Onyx. He's four years old today. I hope he lets us know what he did to celebrate turning four years old on this very green and rainy spring day. Are we ready ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 19
Good morning friends. We are still in Australia today. Lauren sent us her favorite song about an Australian animal, The Fairy Penguin Strut. Do you know what a strut is? It's a fancy walk. Do you know what a fairy penguin is? These are the smallest ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 18
Good morning Garden Children! Are you ready to get another stamp on your passport this week? We are getting ready to get on our airplane and head for Australia. We'll have to bring a lot of snacks and books because it is a very long plane ride. ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 15
Let's jump right into some bead making this morning. You need some magazines with bright shiny pictures, glue, and some drinking straws. Let's look at some African clothes and jewelry. Some items like these might be easy to incorporate into a multi ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 14
Lauren and I had decided before spring break that the Honeybee class was going on more worldwide adventures this spring. I feel like we connected with Africa a little this week, so perhaps that will be our first stop. Here is Africa. Have someone ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 13
Good Morning everyone. I'm learning a new song, and I'd go ahead and share it with you as I'm learning it. There are so many online classes available right now for teachers, so I've been trying to just look towards the future. In the Honeybee ... [Read More]
Playing and Learning at Home :: May 12
We have baby animal news from the Friendly Fox class this morning. Lydia has hatched baby chicks over at her house. I think they had 13 eggs in their incubator. It must be so exciting for a chicken lover to have this many babies. Remember how many ... [Read More]