Today we welcomed High School students and 2 of their teachers (Katie Kocab and Gerry Boucher) join us to introduce our Egg Hatching Unit. In the past, we have worked with Casey Farm for this project. They have been a wonderful resource for us, however, we are so excited to keep it local!!! After reading a story about hatching, High School student Aiden Horan...
I do not have the answer to that, but I do know that the American Pediatric Association still recommends that parents limit screen time. In fact, the limit is 1 hour per day for preschool age children. As a mom myself, I know that the screen is very appealing for children and often an easy distraction for busy parents. So, if they are on the screens, what are...
Our children went on a spooky Halloween scavenger hunt to find the ingredients for a Witch's Brew. The recipe is below, just in case the children come home talking about drinking bones and bats! The children had to solve riddles, follow directions, work as a group and do some math. We have fun while we learn at Lineham!Recipe for the Witch’s Brew
1 bat
four...
Our friends are singing this song at school. It is a lot of fun! However, just be forewarned, the Youtube ad at the start is NOT age appropriate!
We had a great visit with the fire department last week! The children were good listeners and had fun crawling under the fake smoke and climbing into the fire truck. Hope you heard some stories.The fire department always welcomes community visitors. It's important for young children to not be fearful of our emergency responders in case there ever is an emergency....
Mrs. Piermattei's class took a nature walk today, equipped with binoculars and specimen collection bag. Each child had a clipboard and a list of items to look for. The children took their hunt very seriously... using their senses and observational skills.
Our students are working with Handwriting without Tears this year. This is a program designed to help young children establish a good pencil grasp and learn the proper formation for letter writing. These are essential skills for school and are best learned early before bad habits start. As parents, you can help reinforce our work at home. We will connect with...
