When it’s Spring…

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Posted on March 1, 2016 by Miss Amy's LLC

My class has had “Spring Fever” for about a month now. They are (not so patiently)awaiting everything that Spring has to offer. I hear, “When it’s Spring…”, multiple times a day. They have plans, plans for baby chicks and planting seeds. They are planning on not wearing jackets, “only tank tops”. They are already planning their egg hunting strategies.

We are close, but frosty mornings are an excellent reminder that we’re not there yet! I gave in a little though, and read, “When Spring Comes…” by Robert Maass

Miss Amy added some themed items to our lacing and weaving table. The kids really enjoyed working with those. They loved feeling the fuzzy rabbits and attaching “rainbows” to the table.

The kids are also very excited about the prospect of new life. Everyone suddenly has a new baby, boys, girls, mermaids, and dinosaurs alike. This kind of play promotes gentleness and caring. As a teacher and a caregiver it’s amazing to see how much the kids pick up on from just observing their parents.

A "dad" driving his kids to the park

Spring will be here before they know it, but waiting is the hardest part.

-Miss Amber

Growing

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Miss Amy's LLC

Here at Miss Amy’s we have been enjoying the warm weather. We’ve all got Spring Fever! The children (and teachers) are more than excited to start getting their hands dirty on the playground.

We have signed up for the Grow Your Own project which is a food access program. The program was created by Appalachian Sustainable Development . Their goal is to grow food, communities and opportunities to build a thriving Appalachia. They have been successful with this too, last year they grew 14,000 pounds of food to feed families in our region! We are thrilled to be a part of the program and the children are eager to map out our garden spots!

We are still waiting for our new grass to take root ( 8 more days) , but we just couldn’t wait to get our hands on it. So we brought in a roll of sod a.k.a “the grass burrito” and we inspected the roots with our magnifying glasses.

Then we rolled out our grass and enjoyed! It’s been a year since the kids touched new, growing grass. It was WONDERFUL!