Art Activity- Paint with water and chalk

Materials needed:  Black construction paper, Chalk, water in a jar lid or small cup or bowl, sponge or paint brushes  Directions-  1. Have child "paint" the black paper with water (mine thought that pouring the water on the paper was the way to go) 2. After the paper is wet, have the child draw with the colored chalk.  This makes wonderful and bright colored markings!   Note- Don't stress to much about this activity if the child is more interested in the painting than the drawing portion.  My son was more into dropping the chalk into the cup of water and my daughter just wanted to soak herself with the water.  Remember- they are still learning and exploring even if they don't do it exactly as you'd...

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A year at a glance- Monthly curriculum

School will start for us after labor day.  This year, I will be working with my oldest (almost 4) three days a week since he will be attending preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I will also be working with my youngest (19 months) three days a week as well. I am such a planner and need to have everything scheduled out and planned or let's just face it, it doesn't get done.  This summer, after moving into a new home, our schedule got turned upside down and if I'm being honest,  my intention was to have "school" 4 days a week and we just barely had a "throw something random together and the last minute" activity maybe once or twice a week at most!  I am vowing to really make "school" a priority this year in our home.  Every...

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