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Playing and Learning at Home:: Friday, March 20

Happy Friday Honeybees. I've been working out in my yard a lot this week, reading books, and cooking. I've made my own sourdough starter, and I've been taking my yoga classes via Zoom. Grownups, how are you holding up? If you need to reach out ... [Read More]

March 20, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Playing and Learning at Home :: The First Day of Spring

Good morning friends. I'm missing your faces and your voices. I thought I'd start your day with some alumni garden children and their mama. Thank you so much for letting us share this with our community. Some of our Honeybees are starting to ... [Read More]

March 19, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Bluebirds :: Spring Activities

Hello, Amazing Bluebird Families! Here are some optional activities for this Thursday and Friday, as spring arrives. Enjoy and stay well! Anna Bluebirds At Home – Optional Learning Activities for March 19 - 20, 2020 1. Calendar and Weather ... [Read More]

March 18, 2020 Anna Spraker Filed Under: Preschool Class

Playing and Learning at Home:: March 18

Hello out there Garden Children and families. My own children are digging into their online school here in the kitchen, and my dog thinks our new schedules are just right. How are you feeling? I've been thinking about all of the Honeybees and their ... [Read More]

March 18, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

Tuesday March 17 :: Honeybees

Good morning Honeybees... and Friendly Foxes and Bluebirds! I'm wondering what you are thinking about today. I thought I'd bring you a song, a book, and an activity this morning. Do you have any old crayons? Even broken crayons? Get set up to peel ... [Read More]

March 17, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Bluebirds :: St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Hello, Beloved Bluebird Families! I am missing your children and wanted to post some activities that might help your family through these days of school closure. Please know that this list is not mandatory homework to be checked off or turned in ... [Read More]

March 17, 2020 Anna Spraker Filed Under: Preschool Class

Playing and Learning at Home

Dear Families, Do you remember last fall when we LOST a caterpillar! Sylvia brought in some caterpillars on some parsley (was it parsley?) and then the caterpillars didn't like the organic parsley from Kroger. The biggest caterpillar escaped never ... [Read More]

March 16, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Friendly Foxes :: Week 24

Hello, Friendly Foxes!We have had an absolutely delightful time with our second week of Owl Studies. While last week we focused on the Owls of Virginia, this week we branched out into learning about many of the other owls that live all over the ... [Read More]

March 16, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Honeybees :: Week 24

I realized while I was meeting with teachers this morning that I never blogged our last week before spring break. We played with dinosaurs and read ALL the amazing dinosaur books from the public library. We played all week in our big ... [Read More]

March 16, 2020 admin Filed Under: Preschool Class

The Bluebirds :: Week 24

Hello, Bluebird Families! It was so great to come back to school this week and spend time with your children! We continued our study of volcanos. We read a few more books on volcanos. We painted our clay volcanos, which were finally dry. We played ... [Read More]

March 16, 2020 Anna Spraker Filed Under: Preschool Class

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