Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Adding to the science and nature center in preschool

April 1, 2011

Lately, I have been trying to find items to add to our science centers. Filling baskets in the science center is an ongoing effort. I am trying to use items that I find already available in our school and so I have been searching through the old materials in the school storage area… As you can [...]

At play with playdough people in preschool

March 31, 2011

I recently acquired these little people shaped craft sticks. The craft stick people were unfinished so I painted a few of them blue and a few of them red… I am always looking to add new dimensions of play to the materials we already have in the classroom. So I added the people shaped craft sticks to [...]

Endless fun with flowers in preschool

March 29, 2011

The preschool children loved playing with the flowers and play dough from one of our spring activity boxes!

Rainbow play and getting out of the way in preschool plus a rainbow linky!

March 16, 2011

I have a tendency to over-think or worry about what I plan for the children to do! Last week I decided that we should try adding rainbow bottles to our activity boxes… To make the colorful rainbow bottles, we simply filled the bottles about 3/4 of the way with water, added about 1/2 cup of [...]

What can your preschooler do while you make potato soup?

March 15, 2011

Here are a few potato activities to keep your preschoolers busy while you are making potato soup! Paper Potatoes This is simple but I thought it was kinds of fun… Simply cut or tear a potato shape from a brown paper bag… Set out a little green paint and make fingerprints on the potato for the [...]

Should preschoolers have homework?

March 13, 2011

This is the question being asked on the latest BAM Radio Network show that I commentated on: “Should You Be Assigning Homework in Preschool?” by Rae Pica along with Etta Kralovec and Dr. Ann Barbour. Go and take a listen to the show and see what you think! Before you answer this question consider this… These [...]

The shave cream table is irresistible in preschool

March 11, 2011

I wish everyone could have seen the delight in this little girl’s face as she was playing in the shave cream today… Shave cream play was one of several activities the teacher had out on the classroom tables to explore… But this little girl just kept going back to the shave cream table… Once she [...]

We play hospital in preschool

February 21, 2011

The children have been checking out medical supplies in their continuing exploration of community helpers… In our activity boxes, we set out a variety of first aid supplies as well as toy medical tools for the children to play with… As I observed the children at play, I noticed that many of the children liked [...]

We played fire station in preschool

February 15, 2011

We provided fire station activity boxes for our continuing study of community helpers. I shared the idea of making our own fire stations from a post I read at No Time for Flashcards… Along with the fire stations we set out some fire trucks and then added some waffle blocks to extend the play a [...]

Exploring measuring tools in preschool

February 14, 2011

Part of learning how to use a measuring tool is to first be given the opportunity to explore the use of measuring tools through their play. In one of our most recent activity boxes, the children found a set of measuring tools, a measuring chart, and some items and pictures to measure. The measuring box [...]

Are preschoolers interested in magnets?

February 11, 2011

I would have to answer the question to the title of this post as a big “YES”! What caught my attention about today’s play with magnets was that the little boy was playing with the magnetic toys on the side of a book shelf…. At first, I thought the entire side of the shelf was [...]

Activities to promote development and Deborah in the News

January 26, 2011

I had the opportunity to be on Fox 59 Morning News! I was pretty nervous and we had to move so fast that I couldn’t remember what I wanted to say! LOL! I wasn’t able to actually get a copy of the video so I taped it from my daughter’s television so I could share [...]

Fun with colorful bubble science in kindergarten

January 26, 2011

As I have mentioned many times before, I love all the ideas you can find on other blogs but there are times that I will read an idea but not really give it a chance. Sometimes, it isn’t that the children aren’t ready to try something new or different – the problem is that we [...]

Ice play in preschool

January 14, 2011

Today, we enjoyed a little ice play. Sometimes the simplest of ideas can be the most enjoyable for young children. The teacher in this class set out a bowl of ice with some cups, smaller bowls, and spoons… The children scooped the ice from one container to the other… And some children used their hands [...]

The things that go on in our preschool classroom

January 12, 2011

Because most of my articles only focus on one activity at a time, it may look like there is nothing else going on in the classroom. So today, I wanted to show you how there are lots of things going on all at the same time… Each day, our teachers follow a lesson plan that [...]

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