Parking lot name game
Which parking spot has your name on it? The children were invited to find out as they headed over to our parking lot name game throughout the morning!
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Which parking spot has your name on it? The children were invited to find out as they headed over to our parking lot name game throughout the morning!
The next time you find yourself saying “I wish I had a play ground like that?” Read this!
“Play gives children the chance to practice what they are learning.” Â This quote by Fred Rogers is one that I have always enjoyed and strive to keep in mind as I plan for each day in my classroom.
With spring upon us, I was chomping at the bit to start exploring bugs, flowers, gardening – you know – all that springy stuff but my students had a different idea in mind. They wanted to do a Skeleton Day! So smack in the middle of our first week of spring, we stopped to explore the skeletons inside our bodies.
Every morning after the children come to preschool, we settle into our morning group time and talk about the weather. It’s been interesting how much learning takes place and how much growth and development I have seem stem from this simple process of documenting and talking about the weather.
I love offering the children everyday, simple things, like Qtips, to design and create with. I always hope that by supplying the children common household products, they might even be inspired to try the activities at home.
The children were invited to draw and frame a portrait of their bears as a very nice way to celebrate the first day of spring with their bears. See how we wrapped up our Wake-Up Bear Party!
Sleeping in a cold, dark cave for weeks at a time can make anyone stiff and sore – even a bear! No worries, our students helped their bears loosen up all those stiff muscles with a little exercise.
After a long winter’s nap, the children woke up their bears, groomed them, and then made a visit to the bear health center. After all, a healthy bear is a happy bear!
After a long winter’s nap, it was time to wake up our bears. The children were super excited to wake up their bears but if you’re going to wake up your bear, you better be prepared for a big day ahead!
The weather is finally starting to feel more springlike so we are beginning to talk about and look for the signs of spring around our preschool!
The flannel board is such a great teaching tool when you think outside the box a bit. This week, we turned the flannel board into a raindrop measuring graph!
Handprint rainbow painting is an idea that has definitely been around for awhile but to each new class of preschool students, it is still a new idea.
Learn how to make a rainstick in a bottle! Super simple and fun for children to make and explore!
Rainbows are such a wonderful way to review and explore color and color mixing. As part of our exploration of rainbows, we invited the children to put together these simple felt rainbow puzzles.
Invite your children to explore the colors of the rainbow in a rainbow center!
The month of March roared in like a lion and has continued to be crazy weather ever since. This crazy weather system gives us the perfect opportunity to talk about the different kinds of weather all month long.
If I could afford to have every child paint every week on canvas instead of on paper, I would do so. Hey wait a minute! I did do exactly that – except I only had to buy one canvas!
This idea may look very simple, and it is, but it has been one of the best tools for giving my students a little practice in tracing letters or shapes (we haven’t tried it with numbers yet) in my classroom!
Each year, Read Across America day falls on March 2nd in honor of Dr. Seuss Birthday. Whether you choose to read a Dr. Seuss book
Being intentional with planning and preparing in your classroom will make learning meaningful for your students! There was a time in my teaching career when
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