1. Raising a Reader: Read aloud to your children every day. Effective storybook reading is an interactive process. If we wait until after reading to discuss the story, we are missing out on valuable literacy opportunities. When you precede the reading by inviting predictions and personal connections, you are creating context for the reading.  Taking […]
This weeks open ended art project theme is “Matisse”. It’s a new thing; Open Ended Art will feature a specific artist once a month. We read “When Pig-Asso met Moo-Tisse” and “Drawing with Scissors” as well as checking out some Matisse art on the internet to get familiar with his work. ^^ THIS is how […]
Create your own treasure stones  1c flour 1c used coffee grounds 1/2c salt 1/4c sand 3/4c water  Mix it all together (dry first, then add the water) until it forms a dough. Break off pieces and form a ball, press a ‘treasure’ into the middle and seal with some extra dough. You can […]
Kidlet has already been exposed to the idea of states of matter. We’ve talked about solids, liquids and gases for a while now, done experiments with water, ice, gelatin, and so on. I created this folder to review, and to quiz him on his understanding of states of matter. The labels for the envellopes came […]
 corn syrup empty clear bottle/jar – with or without a lid green food coloring crafting googly eyes   Pour corn syrup into your jar and add 2-3 drops of food coloring. Stir. Now add your googley eyes. These will float, unless you glue on a weight to the back of the eyes, or […]
 Toilet paper roll A black marker and/or paint Green marker or paint Googly eyes Glue 2 golf tees Scissors  Start by drawing a line on the roll to mark where the hair will start.  Color the top part black , a trick I did with my son so he stayed in the lines […]
 It’s Fall. So, my kids are starting to spend more time indoors. That doesn’t mean you can’t let a little sunlight in. You can create this simple Pumpkin Sun Catcher craft with just a few supplies. Sun Catchers are a great way to let kids decorate windows and still let the light of day […]
 Story + Art = stART  Read the story “Leaf Man†by Lois Ehlert. The book is about a leaf man who blows away in the wind and the reader is taken past all sorts of animals like chickens and ducks, past rivers filled with fish and butterflies in the air. All are leaves […]
