Make a Puzzle
Starting a new study/theme and can’t find the perfect puzzle? Here is a little trick I have successfully used so many times to get a puzzle that fit the study, lesson plan, or the child’s developmental...
View ArticleSquirt Bottles – Yes!
We still have lots of warm weather days ahead. So, let’s enjoy another way to play and learn with water. A few squirt bottles from the local dollar store provided just what I need. The children have so...
View ArticleMy Mini Book of Christmas
Today is Christmas Eve in my little part of the world. Family will come over in just a few hours to visit and share some wonderful Christmas time together. (We have to be flexible with everyone’s...
View ArticleWrite Your Name With Pattern Blocks
Pattern Blocks are a wonderful teaching tool to have. Pattern Blocks are math manipulatives and a wonderful math resource. They come in 6 colors and shapes: yellow hexagons, green triangles, blue...
View ArticleWatercolors and Salt
A little science and a little art! Any day a child gets to work with art materials benefits all aspects of their development. Today is no exception! This little art and science project show change and...
View ArticleTearing and Color
Children love the sound of tearing paper as well as getting to tear paper. Children tend to hear “don’t tear…..” often, so this may surprise them to hear “it’s okay to tear”. The Supplies Needed:...
View ArticleScience Clipboards
Clipboards with paper for drawing and recording observations is an important part of the basic equipment in the science area. Children use the clipboard both indoors and outdoors. Today there are...
View ArticleTeaching Purple
Teaching Purple Focusing on colors benefits all aspects of a child’s development. While they discover purple in their world, they can draw, paint, and make collages using purple items. They can mix...
View ArticleRed, White and Pink Sorting Tubes
Valentine’s Day is coming up on February 14th. It will be here before I know it. So, to get started I chose to use 3 TP tubes and cover each of them with a Valentine’s Day related color: red, pink, and...
View ArticleSorting Red Shapes
The season for red is here. Today, I’m thinking of Valentine’s Day but red is also used at other times of the year where I live. It’s also a major color at 4th of July, Christmas and just other...
View ArticleColors for Science in Recycled Bottles
I started making a collection of bottles with colored water for the Science / Discovery area. They are pretty easy to make and it’s amazing how much toddlers and preschoolers alike use them! I chose to...
View ArticleRice Sensory With Dinosaurs
This toddler loves dinosaurs. So, a hunt starts to make a fun sensory experience for him and some other preschoolers using rice and dinosaurs. Look at this awesome dinosaur found in his room! Soon...
View ArticleGel Sensory Writing
With a little container of hair gel and a sealable storage bag, I made a fun gel sensory writing activity. I make this during a time when children can choose to watch me. They were curious. What am I...
View ArticleSensory Play with Corn
We went to the fair! We found a wonderful sensory opportunity. This would be a wonderful experience to make quickly yourself. Use a container like a small wading pool to put in lots of corn kernels....
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