Infant and Toddler

Reading spaces for a toddler

June 30, 2011

A great way to create a toddler’s interest in children’s books is to integrate books into their play environment. Often times, we get stuck with the idea that books belong on shelves or in a basket on the floor. We want to keep them organized and clean but for toddlers, the best place for a [...]

At play with baby: I can kick my feet!

June 23, 2011

Kai is just over two months old now and he is really starting to discover his feet. So we have been playing lots of “kicking-Feet” games… Playing footsies with mommy! When I feel mommy’s foot – I go kick, kick, kick! Kick the Pan! The cookie sheet feels cool on my feet… And it makes [...]

Making a baby footprint painting

June 10, 2011

I finally had a chance to make a little footprint painting with my grandson! Let me say right out of gate that this was no easy task to do all by myself… I wanted to try and make a footprint painting while Kai was still just a few weeks old so I could have it [...]

Summer bucket list for a toddler

June 1, 2011

My niece sent me over her summer bucket list of things she plans to do with her daughter Clara. What is a summer bucket list? It is a list of ideas that a parent puts together of activities the parent plans to do with his or her child over the summer… As you can see [...]

At play with baby: look at me

May 20, 2011

For those of you who have not graduated into the grandma club, then you may not appreciate this as much when I say… There is nothing more amazing than watching your own child be a parent! I love watching my daughter be a mom – she is so natural and nurturing and smart! Shall [...]

On becoming a grandma for the very first time

April 15, 2011

Becoming a grandma is an experience that only after becoming a grandma can you begin to appreciate. Bright and early this morning, my daughter had our first grand baby – a bouncing baby boy…. We arrived at the hospital at 1:00 in the morning and by 8:00 in the morning he was here! He is [...]

At play with baby: hello hands!

February 9, 2011

Baby Clara has two hands! Clara uses her hands to tear paper… Clara uses her hands to reach for the ball… Clara uses her hands to squeeze her soft toys… Clara uses her hands to feel her bumpy ball… Clara uses her hands to hold her bottle… Clara uses her hands to put things in [...]

At play with baby: bouncing balls

January 17, 2011

A big ball, medium ball, and a small ball too… A red ball, yellow ball, and one the color blue… What can Clara do with three balls on the ground? She can push them, and follow them, and roll them around! The small ball is soft… The red ball is bumpy… The blue ball is [...]

At play with baby: shiny paper

December 20, 2010

What is baby Clara doing today? She’s getting ready for the holidays! Paper red, silver, and gold… This paper feels a little bit cold! Cut the paper into small pieces and stick to laminating paper… And Clara can explore some more! See what Clara’s mommy made with all that shiny paper… As with anything you [...]

At play with baby: in and out

December 2, 2010

What can baby Clara do with a spoon, and a pan, and a plastic egg? The egg goes in… The egg comes out… The egg gets rolled all about… Turn the pan over and then Clara can… Go tap, tap, tap on that funny little pan.. But uh, oh where did the egg go? There [...]

At play with baby: I am special

November 15, 2010

Look in the mirror and who do I see? I see baby Clara looking at me! I see two eyes, two ears, a nose, and a mouth Two hands and two feet! Uh, oh! Where did baby Clara go? There she is! Order Deborah’s Children’s CD today! www.teachpreschool.org Copyright 2011 © Deborah J. Stewart All [...]

At play with baby: Pumpkin Play

October 31, 2010

Baby Clara has a pumpkin… The pumpkin is orange and round. Who is taller? Who is smaller? Clara or the pumpkin on the ground? See more on infant lesson plans here! Order Deborah’s Children’s CD today! www.teachpreschool.org Copyright 2011 © Deborah J. Stewart All Rights Reserved! Contact Deborah for permission to sell, post, publish, or [...]

Infant lesson plan suggestions

October 6, 2010

My number one request for information is on how to write infant lesson plans so I thought I would share some tips as well as a lesson plan shared with me. Lesson plan template Click for MS Word Doc First of all, you want to start with a lesson plan form of some type. It [...]

We explored our five senses in preschool: touch

September 29, 2010

This past week the children explored their sense of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. Let me show you what the children found in the “sense of touch” discovery center… The children used their sense of touch to sample different types of textures. This activity lends itself to great opportunities for expanding vocabulary. I stopped by the toddler class on [...]

Twos can create ladybugs in preschool too!

September 5, 2010

The two year old class made their ladybugs a little differently then the ladybugs made by the threes class posted yesterday… Red crayons to color the back of a paper plate and dot painters to make the dots… Then a piece of black construction paper for the head…. And then it was time to add [...]

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