Posted by: notesfromtheblacklagoon on: March 12, 2008
Another successful story/craft hour has come and gone. This week, we read stories about dinosaurs!! And it was a hit. As one little boy put it, “ROOOOOAAAR!”.
Parents were amazed by the our paper plate dinosaur craft which, in turn, amazed me! Paper plate crafts are as old as the day is [...]
Posted by: notesfromtheblacklagoon on: March 5, 2008
Well, this is the second week of my story/craft program and we’ve got a great group of kids this time around. Today’s theme was (appropriately) rain and puddles! I love puddle books and read two of my favs, The Rain Puddle by Adelaide Holl and The Puddle by David McPhail. The [...]
Posted by: notesfromtheblacklagoon on: February 13, 2008
In typical New England fashion, the weather is atrocious and unpredictable today! Last night it snowed; today it’s warm with monsoon-like rains. Either way, it’s still winter and a crappy day is a good day for soup. Of course, I was too dysfunctional this morning to pack any for my lunch, but I [...]