April Adventures
This month, the children and I focused on the delights of spring, specifically on the life cycle of plants and rainy weather. We engaged...
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Melanie Patric
Sep 22, 20152 min
A New Face, Block Play, and Riding the Train...
As the gorgeous misty sunrise I saw this morning can attest, autumn is here, and along with it is a new face at Blue Sky Daycare! This...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 21, 20152 min
Combining Play Materials, Caterpillars, and the Slip-n-Slide...
It's fascinating how occasionally the children's play witll take a leap ahead developmentally. Today felt like one of those days because...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 11, 20152 min
Block Play, Shooting Stars, Mailbox, and a Colorful Ending...
The children seemed to be in a quiet and meditative mood this morning, so I decided that a good chunk of time spent making and playing...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 8, 20152 min
Legos, Lemonade, and a Park Visit...
Today we started our day as usual with our calendar, weather, and circle time routines. After that, the children (with occasional help)...
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Melanie Patric
May 20, 20151 min
Block Play, Worms, and Water Play...
Today began with block play after our usual morning routine. We used a combination of rocks and handmade nature blocks, and the children...
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Melanie Patric
May 11, 20151 min
Block Play, Music, and a Start to the Super-Secret Mother's Day Project...
Today we decided to do a fresh take on our block play. After our morning routine, I had the big kids play an imitation game. I had them...
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Melanie Patric
Apr 23, 20152 min
Earth Day Celebration #1
The weather didn't turn out the way we had hoped, so today's Earth Day celebration was somewhat more subdued than planned, but as usual,...
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Melanie Patric
Apr 14, 20152 min
Legos, Grocery Store, and Planting Flowers...
While we had a nice time doing our morning routine, the fun really began when we started bringing out the lego-type blocks! First we...
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Melanie Patric
Apr 8, 20152 min
Block Play, Collage, and Dress Up...
Today was a great day to do our favorite creative activities inside. The grey clouds and misty weather kept us in, but we had fun...
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Melanie Patric
Mar 6, 20153 min
Trains, Seed Planting, and Block Play...
Trains turned out to be the toy of choice this morning after our morning routine. We practiced our manners while trains chugged along...
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Melanie Patric
Feb 10, 20153 min
More Valentine's Preparation, the GBBC, and pretend play...
The children are so excited to share their love on Valentine's Day that loving behaviors seem to be spilling over into our regular...
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Melanie Patric
Jan 28, 20152 min
Legos Galore and a Walk on the Wild Side...
What a great day it was today! The sun was finally shining and everyone seemed energetic and refreshed. We had a wonderful time doing...
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Melanie Patric
Jan 26, 20154 min
Freezer Fun, Storm Monsters, and Rabbit Tracks...
Part of why I love being a daycare provider is watching children learn naturally with just the tiniest hint of guidance from me. Today...
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Melanie Patric
Jan 22, 20153 min
The Flexibility of Block Play and Sugar on Snow...
I try to fit block play in with the children about once per week. Blocks are what childhood education experts call "open-ended" toys,...
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Melanie Patric
Jan 16, 20152 min
Hunkered down on Friday...
Today turned out to be a day where we hunkered down and did the best we could given circumstances. The day was ripe for making snowmen...
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