memories from 2008 and on: :: :: :: :: rich indeed.we had signs to carryinvestigating to dosongs to learn (thank you jen and abby!)dreams to tellmessages to sharewhat a blur of memories we all hold :: :: :: :: yes! this wasn’t in my lesson plans, but it made a way for dr. king to enterContinue reading “m is for martin luther king jr memories”
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m is for martin luther king jr…from the archives
thanks for the kind words from many of you and your interest in honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.as requested, included are a couple of our favorite printables. you should be able to click on them and download them for yourself. along with that, i’m sharing a collection of posts fromContinue reading “m is for martin luther king jr…from the archives”
h is for happy thanksgiving {and hands and homes and homeless shelters}
with our hands-turned-turkeys, the return of turkey rob and conversations of home, we anticipated thanksgiving. turkey rob’s rainbow feathers were plucked and “planted” every day. when his red “gobble maker” fell off, it was repaired with candy corn duct tape. he had a lot of love this year. and he was the centerpiece for allContinue reading “h is for happy thanksgiving {and hands and homes and homeless shelters}”
r is for rainbow letters
we taped the first letter of each child’s name to mat board then painted on top with watercolors. in order to assist in the “one color at a time” concept, i cut the watercolor strips apart and hot glued them to plastic plates. i know you can order watercolor “cakes” and i think i mightContinue reading “r is for rainbow letters”
p is for puddle
we were given hundreds of HUGE coffee filters a few years ago. i fear we may finish them up this year. we used them with colored water (food coloring and liquid watercolors) and pipettes. when they dried, we added the text strip: “here is my puddle, oh what a muddle.” the kids loved saying thisContinue reading “p is for puddle”