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St. Patrick’s Day Activities

March 12, 2019 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

St. Patrick's Day activities for the early childhood classroom.
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St. Patrick's Day activities for the early childhood classroom.

It’s March, but there is still lots of snow outside in Edmonton.  St. Patrick’s Day activities and the green color they surround us with are so welcome.  Here’s three centers my class is currently playing in.

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Chinese New Year Sensory Bin

January 29, 2019 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

Chinese New Year 2019 Rice Sensory Bin
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The Chinese New Year officially begins on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, and it will be the Year of the Pig.  The pig is the 12th and last zodiac animal.  Some ancient storied explanations are:
-The pig was the last to arrive at an important meeting because he slept in.
-A wolf destroyed the pig’s house so he had to rebuild it before he could get to the meeting.
-The pig stopped to enjoy a feast while taking part in a race. He resumed the race but not surprisingly came in last.
-Being pretty pudgy, the pig moved the slowest in the race.

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