There is absolutely nothing like having tiny living creatures in the classroom, even if not a single egg in the incubator hatched. {We'll go over what happened at circle time tomorrow. It just wasn't warm enough in there because of a defective fan, ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: May 17 – 21 :: Chickens and Plants
Hello, Bluebird Families!This week we finished up our study of chickens. We read The Little Red Hen and a few other chicken books, played with chickens and eggs in playdough, and were so excited to pet and hold baby chicks! We will continue to love ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: May 3-14
Hello, Bluebird Families!We have been learning all about chickens over the last 2 weeks! We have read many chicken books together and the children have gotten really good at identifying if each book was fiction or nonfiction. We have learned so many ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes :: The Desert 4/3 – 4/7
The preschool Foxes love EXTREMES! So, I thought, "Why not learn about the extreme temperatures and animal adaptations that happen in the desert?" ... [Read More]
Honeybees in May
Dear Parents, Thank you so much for the Teacher Appreciation Days. You filled our hearts... and our bellies. We miss having you, our parents, in our classrooms. It is a very different sort of year, but we've made it to May. The Honeybees have ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes:: Earth, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes
We decided to explore earth from the inside out this week. The Children's Garden library has some terrific books about volcanoes and earthquakes. We even watched a live volcano erupting in Iceland on Ms. Marci's lap top. They thought that was super ... [Read More]
Friendly Foxes: Week of the Young Child
All three classes at The Children's Garden Primary school participated in NAEYC "Week of the Young Child." Monday: Make Music Together Tuesday: Tasty Tuesday Wednesday: Work Together Thursday: Artsy Thursday Friday: Family ... [Read More]
Bluebirds :: End of March & All of April :: Rainbows, Spring, Frogs, & Ducks
Hello, Bluebird Families!We have been busy Bluebirds, all wrapped up in learning about rainbows, spring, frogs, and ducks! I'm not sure we will ever fall out of love with rainbows! We get so excited about the rainbows that appear in our classroom ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Week of the Young Child
The Week of the Young Child is the National Association for the Education of Young Children's annual virtual event celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers, and their families. The NAEYC promotes high quality early education ... [Read More]
Honeybees :: Leaving the Land of the Dinosaurs
Do you ever wonder what Covid has taught you? Well, it has taught me to quit rushing. We learned about dinosaurs for five weeks, and of course we'll never be quite finished. Our last week with the dinosaurs and fossils captured the attention of ... [Read More]
