July 2010

Preschoolers can make their own lines in preschool

July 18, 2010

Let your preschoolers make their own lines to color inside! Start by giving a child a piece of paper and some crayons…. Then invite the child to draw some lines…. And some shapes….. And then invite the child to color inside the shapes! How important are those lines anyway? The process of creating their own [...]

The child’s eye view of your early childhood classroom

July 17, 2010

What do your preschoolers see when they walk into your classroom? One of the best ways to find out is to look from the child’s level. Go to the front door of your classroom, sit down low, and take a look! What do you see? Does your classroom look inviting, safe, and friendly from the [...]

Ribbon painting in preschool

July 16, 2010

One of the things I love most is to build an entire day around music or even build an entire day around one single preschool song. When I write songs, I am always visualizing the many amazing things that can be done with that song. Today I added the Ribbon Song to my fingerplay blog [...]

Color Wheels

July 15, 2010

The process of making large Group color wheels in preschool.

At play with baby: There is a baby in the bucket

July 15, 2010

Three colorful buckets Clara goes inside the bucket Clara goes outside of the bucket Clara goes on top of the bucket Clara goes under the bucket Where’s Clara? There she is! Clara goes behind the orange bucket Clara goes behind the yellow bucket Clara goes behind the blue bucket Infant Lesson Plan You can find [...]

Choosing scissors for your preschooler

July 14, 2010

Scissors come in all different shapes and sizes. Here are just of few of my observations of different types of scissors.

Polk-a-dots and straws in preschool

July 13, 2010

This week, the children explored making polk-a-dots with straws. Red, yellow, and blue paint was set out along with a straw in each paint. The children dipped the end of the straws into the paint. Then pressed the painted end of the straw on the paper. New colors were added to the page as desired. [...]

Watermelon ideas for preschool

July 13, 2010

Looking for some watermelon ideas? Here are a few ideas I put together… And I thought this was a fun little tutorial on drawing watermelons!

Handmade paint brushes for preschool

July 12, 2010

Make your own paintbrush in preschool!

Turn a box into toddler fun

July 11, 2010

My plan was to decorate this box and make it really cool like this one here. But as much as I liked the idea of making a cool oven Wy had other plans. Wy was all about the play! In and Out went Wy And Open and Shut went the “doors” Since the doors were [...]

Time to create in preschool

July 10, 2010

My teacher set the colored tape, black construction paper, scissors, and chalk on the table. All I needed was a little time and the chance to do something all by myself. I concentrated on my work. The tape was sticky and I had to use my hands and my mind to figure out how to [...]

Free early childhood education webinar series

July 9, 2010

I hope you will join us for this Webinar Series Sponsored by Robert Leslie Publishing. This series of webinars is meant for all of those interested in learning more about leadership and problem solving in the field of early childhood. The first webinar is titled… Supervising and Supporting Preschool Programs with Two or More Languages [...]

At play with baby: Big bear-little bear

July 8, 2010

For all you who are looking for activities to do with infants, I have started putting together some blog posts for you. This is my very first one and I will continue to post more each Thursday (as long as I have material ready and can keep up)! Thank you to my niece for sharing [...]

Large group activities in preschool

July 7, 2010

Having all the children work together as a large group can prove to be a very positive experience. Together we communicate and create! Together we cooperate and collaborate!

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