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Melanie Patric
Sep 9, 20152 min read
Apple Circle Time, Apple Tree Art, and Make Believe...
September is well underway, and we are focusing on apples right now. We have a lovely variety of circle time movement rhymes and...
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Melanie Patric
Sep 9, 20151 min read
Flutter the Butterfly Goes Free!
The Monarch butterflies we've raised from eggs are finally emerging from their chrysalides as beautiful orange-and-black adults. Here is...
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Melanie Patric
Sep 1, 20152 min read
August's Last Blast of Summer and Caterpillar Changes...
While the day promised summer temperatures, this mist morning delivered a taste of fall. We were mezmerized to see tiny water droplets...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 27, 20152 min read
Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!
Today we had so much fun learning about bubbles! We began the day by making more homemade bubble solution. Our recipe included 6 c...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 26, 20152 min read
Goin' Grocery Shopping, Simon Says, and Silly Movement Games...
There was a slight chill in the air this morning, so we focused on some big-body movement games to warm us up today. After our morning...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 25, 20151 min read
Giant Bubbles, Cupcakes, and Sunflowers
Today we overlapped some of our sunflower-themed activities with a fun bubble activity. Right after breakfast the children looked on as...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 24, 20152 min read
Blue Sky Daycare Fifth Annual Tie-Dye Day!
As we did our calendar and weather routine this morning, we thought our Tie-Dye day would be a washout, but we were wrong. It turned out...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 21, 20152 min read
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 15, 20152 min read
Muffins, A Bird Rescue, and Outdoor Fun...
This morning was lots of fun. After our calendar, weather, and monthly circle time routine, the children requested some extra circle...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 13, 20152 min read
Fine Dining, Riding the Bus, and Fun in the Garden...
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...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 12, 20152 min read
Circle Time, Sunflower Story, and Gross Motor Skill Builders...
The children and I have been having so much fun with our sunflower theme so far! We love the beautiful coffee filter sunflowers hanging...
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Melanie Patric
Aug 11, 20152 min read
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
Aug 6, 20152 min read
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, 20152 min read
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
Aug 4, 20152 min read
A New Face, Caterpillar Babies, and Big Butterflies...
It's amazing how much change can occurr over a weekend. Today we welcomed another new face to our daycare family, a little boy of almost...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 29, 20152 min read
Pretend Play, Water Play, and Garden Excitement...
Today was a fun day! During our calendar and weather routine we noted that it was going to be a hot, hot, HOT day and we all agreed it...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 29, 20152 min read
Dress-up Dolls, Pretend Sleepovers, and Kite Flying...
This morning we had a wonderful time after our morning routine. The children and I worked together to make clothing matches as we played...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 27, 20151 min read
Monarch Babies...
Over the past few days we've found several Monarch butterfly eggs attached to the undersides of milkweed leaves. We've been keeping a...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 24, 20152 min read
Park fun in the Sun...
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...
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Melanie Patric
Jul 23, 20152 min read
Starfish, Music, and a Trip to the Park...
We began our day with our calendar and weather routine. Our fingerplays this month have focused on sea creatures and the month has been...
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