Last week we studied the letter M because one of the picture books from the curriculum is the classic Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. We are going on a trip to France in a few weeks so this worked out perfectly. Along with the lesson ideas described in The Peaceful Preschool , I added a few more mini lessons: We created a clock with a paper plate and made the hour hand movable. The girls practiced reading the time and finding numerals on the clock. The poem The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson mentions a clock face and we are using egg cartons to count to twelve so it all ties in nicely. Tri-fold poster we use for circle time is a work in progress. I incorporated moon phases using chocolate sandwich cookies and a worksheet from Teachers Pay Teachers . On a ridiculously hot day, I took my daughter on a nature walk. We were looking for birds to observe and draw. We happened to see an art bench covered in a mosaic of colorful tiles. We went home and created a mosa