Today in Urban Adventures I experienced a magical moment. ~ ~ ~ We found ourselves on the beach in the positively pouring rain this morning. Omgoodness today was WET! Despite the pouring rain, the children still wanted to be down by the waters edge exploring. The tide was...
An Invitation
Belief in the things we cannot see. ~ ~ ~ A door is an invitation, an entrance to the unknown, maybe even a fresh start. A door leads the way to many unanswered questions sparking our curiosity and imagination. ~ ~ ~ This past week found...
The Purity of Youth
One of the reasons I started chronicling my adventures as a preschool teacher is because the things that happen with children writes itself; you can’t make this stuff up. Writing down word for word what children say is such a great reminder of the innocence and purity we all...
Year End Farewells
School with the children is officially done for the summer. We have a few days of cleaning and then voila! I have one more story to share before the summer begins. ~ Last Thursday we had our school picnic. It’s one of my favourite days of the year, truth...
Marv Vader
For the last few months, we’ve had a new addition to Urban Adventures. We’ll call him Marvin. Marvin is 5 and with us 4 days a week. Marvin is a very well adjusted 5 year old that has *excellent* people skills, a flair for the dramatic and everyone’s friend....
Name Your Fairy!
Yesterday found us in the woods enjoying the non rainy weather. We had a boy heavy class yesterday who found themselves pushing, lifting and hauling long sticks and logs together to make a raft. It was one of the coolest things ever to observe as they truly were working...
Game Show’s
For Father’s Day this year we’ve decided to have a game show. We’ve been interviewing the children and trying to get them to describe their father to us. We’ll then read out the descriptions (if they’re too obscure we’ll make it blatantly obvious to the dad’s who it is)...
Yer Face
Yesterday while on the skytrain with my wee ones one little girl looks up at me and starts to giggle. Me: What’s so funny? Her: Your face.
The Proposal
Today was a momentous day in our classroom. Today we had a marriage. Yep. And it was sealed with a necklace. ~ ~ ~ Our wee friend Maury proposed to Sashi in the hallway in front of all the parents. In response she batted her eyelashes and giggled. He...
It’s Not What You Say…..
Sometimes it’s not what you say…..but how you SAY IT!!!! ~ ~ ~ We have a little girl in our morning class whom we’ll call Casey. This year has been Casey’s first year of preschool and any real time away from her parents. While she loves school and being...