Five More Wonderful Ways to Take Learning Outside
In my last post, I shared with you the first five ways to take learning outside but there is even more you can do. Let’s
In my last post, I shared with you the first five ways to take learning outside but there is even more you can do. Let’s
This quote by Cathy James of NurtureStore beautifully sums up how to take the learning outside… Anything you can teach in an indoor classroom can
Over the winter, our little toy shed was blown completely over two different times. The first time it happened, we sat it back up and
Even with the best playground equipment, young children can start to get bored outside and boredom leads to the kind of play that can drive
As you can see, our children are ready to get outside to play. But what do we need to think about before we send them
A fun and interactive way to encourage handwriting in preschool! One of my favorite ways to encourage the children to practice writing their names is
Ways to model and promote a love of books in your preschool classroom I have so many fabulous children’s books that are near and dear
I have lots of teachers tell me that they would like to try process art but it makes them nervous, they don’t know how to
Exploring the outdoors has many benefits for your preschool students I was recently asked if I take the kids outside to play in the snow
The weather here has been all over the place from well below freezing to beautiful blankets of snow. I am not a fan of the
I am so thrilled that you joined me for this series of articles on Process Art. Not just thrilled for myself, but for you and
I watched my little PreK girl dip her paint brush in the red paint, then the blue paint, then the yellow, green, and orange paint.
At the beginning of every school year, I come expecting my students to want to squeeze out tons of paint or glue from our glue
Even with the best planning, things rarely go as planned in Pre-K but this is actually a good thing. One of my favorite books to
I can’t tell you how many times I have gone through the trouble of setting up a really cool art activity only to have my
Almost every single day, one of my students will say, “Mrs. Stewart, I made this for you.” What they are giving me is an idea.
I recently posted a 30 second video of my students painting at the easel. The video showed the children painting their papers from one edge
Finding books about winter trees instead of Christmas trees can be quite challenging. We’ve seen you say things like “What a cute idea, but we
One of my four-year-old students made the most beautiful pieces of art. It was an unusually beautiful painting of an ice cream cone on a
The temperature is dropping, snow is falling, and Christmas ornaments are everywhere. As Christmas time is approaching we are very excited to get our classrooms
Whenever I put something on the art table, I keep my fingers crossed that the children will love it. I hope that they will think
While learning about the letter “P” we decided to explore with pizza! Pizza is an all-time favorite food for many preschoolers, and activities involving pizza
We want to share some ideas with you as you get ready to go back to school! As summer winds down and you prepare to
Cardboard yarn creations are a fun way to repurpose cardboard and build fine motor skills! This week, we decided to explore with yarn and enhance
Fourth of July is almost here! We have gathered some of our favorite ways to celebrate with young children. We love these ideas from fellow
Are your kids into bugs? We have some great ways to investigate bugs in your home or classroom. Our class really seems to be fascinated
Invitations to Draw are a wonderful way to spark creativity in young children! We are so excited to share with you the newest book by