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Melanie Patric
Jul 10, 20153 min read
Teddy Bear Picnic Day...
Our day dawned bright, sunny, and perfect for a picnic! During our morning routine, I shared the story of the origin of one of the most...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 8, 20152 min read
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
Jul 3, 20152 min read
Fishing, Growing, Fireflies, and Mud Kitchen...
We had so much fun this morning! After our morning routine, we pulled out our pretend fishing set and caught lots and lots of colorful...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 2, 20152 min read
Happy July, Tangrams, and Park Time...
We were excited to change the calendar over from June to July this morning, change out some of our toys, and put some of our July...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 29, 20151 min read
Celebrating Summer, Sandbox Towns, and Flower Hunting...
What fun we had this morning as the children pretended to be "Summer Fairies" who were responsible for showing the bees where all the...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 26, 20152 min read
A Gorgeous Nature Walk With an Interesting Twist...
Our day started somewhat gloomy, but after our morning routine was finished, the sun had begun to peep out from between the clouds and we...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 17, 20152 min read
Baby Vegetable Peek-a-Boo, Butterfly Feeder, and Badminton...
As the children and I did our calendar and weather routine this morning we figured we were in for another misty, moisty morning, but we...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 15, 20153 min read
Flag Day Celebration!
We had so much fun celebrating Flag Day today! After calendar, weather, and circle time, the children and I looked at a picture of the...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 10, 20151 min read
A Smoky Day...
Today dawned in a rather strange way- the sun appeared to be a reddish-orange color that looked like a harvest moon more than a sun. The...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 8, 20152 min read
A Gorgeous Nature Walk and Park Fun...
We've been working hard on our frog, caterpillar, and bee fingerplays in the morning, and the children's favorite appears to be the...
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Melanie Patric
Jun 3, 20153 min read
Newly Charted Territory- Take II...
We're so happy to be taking full advantage of June and all the wonderful things it holds! We made another foray to the jewel of a park...
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Melanie Patric
May 29, 20152 min read
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 20, 20151 min read
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 7, 20152 min read
A Day of Outdoor Play (and Some Music)...
Spring is in full swing, and though the foggy morning had us believing we'd be stuck indoors, the sun soon appeared and invited us to...
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Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
Mud Kitchen Escapades, Wooly Bears, and Boating...
Today was all about the mud kitchen! We sailed through our morning routine and even shortened our music time a little (even though we...
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Melanie Patric
May 4, 20152 min read
Dress-Up, Dandelions, and Races...
Today seemed to be particularly suited to dress-up, so after we moved our calendar tag to the last day of April and finished our last...
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Melanie Patric
Apr 30, 20152 min read
Pretend Play, Music, and a Trip to the Park...
April has been shaping up nicely and now that it's nearing its end, the sunny days have been just wonderful for us to take full advantage...
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Melanie Patric
Mar 25, 20152 min read
Books, Tents, and Geese...
We started our day with our regular calendar, weather, and circle time activities and then the children and I decided we wanted to read...
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Melanie Patric
Mar 23, 20152 min read
Wind Power, Geese, and Playtime at the Park...
Today was all about wind power! After our usual morning routine, we revisited a wind power experiment and expanded upon it. At first,...
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Melanie Patric
Mar 12, 20152 min read
Rainbows, Rainbows Everywhere...
What a perfect day it was to talk about rainbows! The children enjoyed some last moments with the rainbow of flowers we created on...
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