“Can we have one more party tomorrow, please?”

January 9, 2017 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

Returning from Christmas Holidays, pre-Ks started describing how they spent Christmas time. Each one had a story to tell about relatives visiting his/her house or about a beautiful gathering at a friend’s home.

So, they decided it would be a good idea to invite over the post-toddlers’ class, for the first tea party of the year!

They wrote and distributed the invitation and prepared a welcome note!

They got excited by their own creations (look below Anastasis and George astonished in front of the welcome note they wrote, hanging on the wall!!)

They rearranged tables and chairs in such a way that we could all sit together! Children from both classes had lot of fun!!!

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Having finished the tea party and after cleaning the class, Rosa said: “I really loved that! Can we have one more tomorrow, please?”

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in Pre-K class, in Athens)

Cornelius Crick sent us a letter

October 28, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

Cornelius Crick, the famous detective of our favorite book, sent pre-K class a letter! He was informed about our talent in solving problems and finding answers to mysteries…

Cornelius’ first request was to get to know us better. He asked for our portraits.

Children drew them with pleasure! But, just a wall full of our portraits was not enough.

Kids also wanted to add their names under their own portrait.

So,we played a game after which each paper obtained the right name, on it!

We are now ready for the next Cornelius Crick’ challenge…

(by Spyridoyla Patouna, teacher in pre-K class in Athens)

Dorothy Snot sent us a postcard!

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

During the first days of school this year, children in pre-K class read the book “The disappearance of Dorothy Snot”, the book out of which our school was named of!

As the story was moving on, Dorothy started sending letters to the children. Green envelops began to appear in class, very often. Dorothy was asking for help and ideas.

In one of her letters, she sent us some photos of her last trips around the world and asked for our imagination: Was it possible for us to construct with those images by using toys and other materials?

Children thought of it, worked together, and responded to Dorothy’s request with great success!

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class in Athens)

Pre-K sculptors create living sculptures!

May 21, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

Pre-K children become sculptors and turn their friends into living sculptures! Afterwards, each of them explains in class what created, and how…

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class, in Athens)

Chasing Teacher Chrysa

March 19, 2016March 23, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

(Video by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class)

Two hours in the woods, are enough….

February 11, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

….to discover new paths.

….to discover the botanical walk (and to possibly see the Christmas goblins making their magical tricks using herbs, according to Myronas!)

…to see a strange and huge tree.

….to make signs on the ground to help us find our way back.

…to find something looking like a hollow for birds (but it was not…)

…to cook!

…to show our leadership skills!

…to discover the beauty of nature.

….and to leave our mark on the ground!

All, until next time!!!

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class in Athens)

Not just a pizza box

February 5, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

“Hey, what are you doing, again?”
Me: “I’m not doing anything, yet. I’m trying to think of what to do”. “I know!!!! Why don’t you make something?” Me: “Like what? It would be nice to make a table game. Any ideas?”

“Yes! We can make streets, and pavements and street lights”!

“Oh, and we can make a football field”!

“And we can make a jungle!!!” Me: “A jungle?! Really?!”

“Yes! We will paint in on the box! And we can put our animal toys in there and we can play in the jungle”!

So, now we’ve got three new table games in pre-K class!

Always think twice and do not throw anything! Just let it to children’s imagination…

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class in Athens)

Ophthalmology class in school bus!

December 11, 2015January 3, 2016 / dorothysnot / Leave a comment

Children always laugh when they see my eyes like this!

One day, kids asked me: “hey, what’s happening with your glasses and they can make your eyes so big? We want to know how you see”!

I told them eye-doctor says I have Hypermetropia. “And how does he know?” they further asked. So, I brought them printed papers with numbers and pictures, like the ones eye-doctors use.

They started examining themselves

and also asked to be examined by their friends.

Then, I gave them my glasses to understand “how I see”. Children tried them in many ways and said “Woooooow, everything looks bigger through your glasses!!!”.

They got really excited by all this. Now, they may decide to construct an eye-clinic in class, examine other children and prescript the right glasses!!!

(by Spyridoula Patouna, teacher in pre-K class in Athens)