Veteran’s Day is November 11th, a few days away.  books:  Veteran’s Day (read about holidays) Veteran’s Day Visitor The Wall  We sang the following songs:  America, the Beautiful          Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory          My Country Tis of Thee         The Star Spangled Banner We discussed what Veterans Day is all about […]
The idea behind the wreath is for visitors to my home to add what they are thankful for to the wreath. Each visitor writes his name on the tip of the clothespin and what he is thankful for on the handle of the clothespin. When the season is over, I will have a fantastic collection […]
Johnny Appleseed Day honors one of America’s great legends. Johnny Appleseed was a real person. John Chapman was among the American settlers who were captivated by the movement west across the continent. As Johnny Appleseed travelled west, he planted apple trees along the way, and sold trees to settlers. With every apple tree that was […]
National Play-Doh Day celebrates a great childhood play toy. Invented in the mid 1950s, it has entertained millions of children, and allowed them to express their creativity, both at home and in the classroom.  It’s fun and easy to celebrate National Play-Doh Day. Simply pull out the Play-Doh and ……Play! Playing with clay and […]
How The Leaves Came Down  I’ll tell you how the leaves came down. The great Tree to his children said: “You’re getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown, Yes, very sleepy, little Red. It is quite time to go to bed.”  Print poem on large paper, decorate with gathered leaves.
For older children, allow them to use metallic paint pens. Leaves can be framed…or photographed and framed as a gift. For a younger children, allow them to paint on them with a corn syrup and glitter mixture. The leaves will dry shiny and glittery.
First we gathered leaves from around the neighborhood. We used paper towels and heavy books to flatten them. After a few days we got ready to make our coasters. In addition to the leaves, we used foam (from the Dollar Tree), clear contact paper, and black duct tape. How to Make Them: Cut the foam […]
 Print out caterpillars with differing numbers of circles in the body; if desired, write the number of the circles on each card. Provide circle stickers (such as the kind sold in the office supply section for garage sale stickers) to be placed in each circle. Encourage counting, work on number recognition.
