April Showers...
April began with plenty of showers, so hopefully our flowers will be extra beautiful in May. Rainy days can still be fun, though. Some...
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Melanie Patric
- Mar 3, 2017
- 4 min
Lots to Love in February
We had so much fun in February that the month zoomed right by! We finished up a hibernation theme that we had started in January with a...
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Melanie Patric
- Aug 5, 2016
- 5 min
By the "Seaside" in July
July is often a month families enjoy beach visits, so this month we chose to learn about beaches, underwater creatures and the ocean. ...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 29, 2016
- 4 min
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
- Mar 30, 2016
- 3 min
Springing Into March!
March arrived in grand style with lovely warm breezes and a promise of spring. We made it outside as much as possible, especially...
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Melanie Patric
- Feb 26, 2016
- 4 min
February, The Month of Holidays
February may be a short month, but it does not lack for holidays, and we celebrated! Groundhog Day: We started our day reviewing what we...
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Melanie Patric
- Oct 9, 2015
- 3 min
Goodbye to Bees, Leaves, and Birds...
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...
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Melanie Patric
- Oct 1, 2015
- 2 min
A Day of Fall Watercolor and Pretend Play...
Our circle time has shifted from apples to the sights and sounds of Halloween and of animals getting ready for the winter. One of our...
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Melanie Patric
- Aug 6, 2015
- 2 min
Restaurant, Sunflowers, and A Walk Around the Block...
August has been a perfect month for sunflowers- our two mammoth sunflowers outdoors are just beginning to bud (at about 7-8 feet tall!),...
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Melanie Patric
- Aug 5, 2015
- 2 min
Monarch Progress, Lots of Pretend, and a Birthday Celebration!
What a great day it was to celebrate a birthday! We began our day with calendar, weather, and our sunflower and bubble circle time...
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Melanie Patric
- Jul 21, 2015
- 2 min
A Birthday Celebration!
We had a very special celebration today- a birthday! It's so much fun to make a special day filled with favorite activities for the...
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Melanie Patric
- Jun 24, 2015
- 2 min
Berries, Bubbles, and Watercolors...
Today was a day to be thankful for the sunshine here; there were tornadoes that swept through the southern part of our state, and we took...
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Melanie Patric
- May 29, 2015
- 2 min
Dying Silks, Al Fresco Dining, and Mud Kitchen
The children and I have been enjoying our morning routine quite a bit this month. We've been focusing on nursery rhymes, and at this...
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Melanie Patric
- May 5, 2015
- 2 min
Cinco de Mayo Parts I and II
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo was tons of fun, and I'm pretty sure the kids liked the activities I planned. We ended up spreading the...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 25, 2015
- 2 min
Music, Trains, and Coloring...
At last! Today I was able to capture a few moments of our music time without too much of a fanfare! It's always a challenge to video the...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 23, 2015
- 2 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 21, 2015
- 2 min
A Watery Day for Watercolor Painting...
More April showers today meant a day dedicated to working with watercolor painting. We began our day the usual way with calendar,...
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Melanie
- Apr 20, 2015
- 3 min
Storytelling, Coffee Filter Art, and Backyard Fun...
Today was ripe with opportunities for storytelling. After our morning routine, the gray weather caused us to hunker down. At first, we...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 10, 2015
- 2 min
Making Gardens, Life Cycles and Pretend Sleepovers...
April showers officially arrived as rolls of thunder and flashes of lightning proclaimed to us this morning. The children all seemed a...
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Melanie Patric
- Apr 8, 2015
- 2 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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