I love how preschoolers live in the moment. Sometimes, as a preschool teacher, it is easy to think that certain things or topics should only be considered for play in the classroom during a specific time of year…
Well, I am here to tell you that preschoolers can teach us a thing or two about appreciating the things all around us, no matter what time of year it is. Just like my nephew taught me last week when we went for a little walk outside…
First he found some acorn caps on the ground and decided he wanted to keep them  – I thought acorns were only supposed to be around in the fall…
Then he set the acorn caps out on a piece of wood and began to count them…
When we went back inside to my classroom, he set the acorn caps out on a table and began to count them again…
Doesn’t this kid know that you are not supposed to play with acorns during the summer? Isn’t that a fall activity?
Oh well, I decided that since he was so interested in the acorn caps, I might as well go along with it. So I handed him some chopsticks…
And a baby food jar to put his summer time acorn cap collection in…
Turns out that collecting, counting, and tweezing acorn caps is the coolest summer time idea ever!…
Here’s a fine motor game you can play with your students!
Available on Amazon
Sorry – Amazon doesn’t seem to have any acorns:)