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Adapted Halloween Games (+ FREE Printable Games)

Adapted Halloween Games (+ FREE Printable Games)

Halloween is an excellent theme for exploring new sights, sounds, and vocabulary.   Halloween invites: Play with words through rhymes and songs Multisensory experiences (autumn scents, new textures, eerie sounds, creative sights) Props to be used year-round...

Day 26: Taking the Morning Circle Outdoors

Day 26: Taking the Morning Circle Outdoors

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. The morning circle can be easily adapted for different settings as long as you can position the child safely. When the weather permits, we take the morning circle...

Day 25: Closing Activity – Morning Circle

Day 25: Closing Activity – Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Note: If you’re reading this series for the first time, I suggest you look at the daily structure post to understand the routine we follow in our morning circle. Now...

Day 24: Main Activity – Rebus Texts in the Morning Circle

Day 24: Main Activity – Rebus Texts in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Note: If you’re reading this series for the first time, I suggest you look at the daily structure post to understand the routine we follow in our morning circle....

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Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Note: If you’re reading this series for the first time, I suggest you look at the daily structure post to understand the routine we follow in our morning circle. I...

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Even though we do quite a bit of singing throughout the morning circle, I add a more formal musical element to the circle once a week. Note: If you’re reading this...

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that we've sorted through the opening activities in the morning circle, we move on to the main activity. The opening activities remain the same daily for us, but...

Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

Day 17: Main Activity – Art-Prep in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Note: If you’re reading this series for the first time, I suggest you look at the daily structure post to understand the routine we follow in our morning circle. I...

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

Day 16: Main Activity – Music in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Even though we do quite a bit of singing throughout the morning circle, I add a more formal musical element to the circle once a week. Note: If you’re reading this...

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

Day 15: Main Activity – Numeracy in the Morning Circle

This is a post out of the 31 Days of Morning Circles. You can find the main page for this series here. Now that we've sorted through the opening activities in the morning circle, we move on to the main activity. The opening activities remain the same daily for us, but...