After the winter months have passed us by, the warmer temperatures and the warmth of the sun are most welcome! The children and I had a...

The weather outside was frightful, but we dressed up to make sure we stayed warm and dry all through January. The rainy weather wasn't as...

September marks the change of seasons and one of my favorite seasonal markers- APPLES! I adore working with the children to make apple...

July is often a month families enjoy beach visits, so this month we chose to learn about beaches, underwater creatures and the ocean. ...

June brings the beautiful summer flowers, and with them... the BUGS! The children and I learned about several different types of common...

May's flowers arrived as promised, and we used them to make fabulous flower crowns to celebrate May Day. The children loved searching...

This month, the children and I focused on the delights of spring, specifically on the life cycle of plants and rainy weather. We engaged...

The children and I had the chance to get in a spooky mood and use our senses to explore some creepy bugs, some real and some pretend....

The children and I are really beginning to notice signs of fall all around us. The bees are slow and less numerous, the brightly colored...

Last night I took a picture of Tiny the Monarch in his chrysalis (yes, he is a boy!). You can clearly see that the chrysalis had...

Today's apple theme was upstaged a bit by the fun and enthusiasm that always goes into our bread making. The children began by adding...

The Monarch butterflies we've raised from eggs are finally emerging from their chrysalides as beautiful orange-and-black adults. Here is...

This morning was lots of fun. After our calendar, weather, and monthly circle time routine, the children requested some extra circle...

The older children have been deep in the throes of pretend play, and as soon as we finish our morning routine, they have been inventing...

The children and I have been having so much fun with our sunflower theme so far! We love the beautiful coffee filter sunflowers hanging...

August has been a perfect month for sunflowers- our two mammoth sunflowers outdoors are just beginning to bud (at about 7-8 feet tall!),...

What a great day it was to celebrate a birthday! We began our day with calendar, weather, and our sunflower and bubble circle time...

This morning we had a wonderful time after our morning routine. The children and I worked together to make clothing matches as we played...

Over the past few days we've found several Monarch butterfly eggs attached to the undersides of milkweed leaves. We've been keeping a...

Since we knew the day was going to be hot, the children and I made an effort to start our morning routine a little earlier than normal so...