Play dough nature printing in preschool
Today is National Play-Doh day! Shara Lawrence Wiess of Early Childhood News and Resources is great about remembering special or unique holidays and this one
Today is National Play-Doh day! Shara Lawrence Wiess of Early Childhood News and Resources is great about remembering special or unique holidays and this one
Your preschoolers can create this simple fall preschool bulletin board.
Read the book “Blueberries for Sal” by Robert McCloskey and then make a blueberry pie! Our preschoolers started off by gluing some strips of manila paper on
Young children can learn to master their names with a “name-rich” environment.
Every teacher brings unique and special gifts to their students and every student will apply these gifts in their own unique and special way. Teachers
I hope you will come and join me for my presentation of “Ten Leadership Tips to Inspire Your Early Childhood Program Staff” on Wednesday, September
This painting activity was a big success as the children enjoyed the colors, smells, and texture… . The paint mixture included a little bit of
Inspiration for honoring Grandparents on their special day! I have been getting a lot of requests on my Facebook page for Grandparent’s Day so I
Celebrating birthdays in the preschool classroom!
Add a little extra mileage onto car painting with this little transportation preschool activity… We will be doing something like this is our school in
The theme of the week for this class has been apples. I happen to be a huge fan of all the fun things you can
Including Sign Language in Early Childhood Curriculum Co-written by Emily Patterson and Kathleen Thomas One of the keys to thriving in the modern economic climate
Expand the story of The Billy Goats Gruff into the block center at your preschool!
Having fun with Goldilocks and the Three Bears in preschool!
I have written several posts about reading aloud to preschoolers and this is a little tip you might like to use for one or more
I have recently moved my studio into a room of our house. This is where I “think preschool!” I love to make the room look
Sometimes, when an activity is planned, it doesn’t turn out as the teacher might envision. The children painted their paper plates red the day before
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 children played a simple lady bug game today… The children matched the number of dots to the number of dots on the lady bug.
In-house field trips are a great alternative for programs who are unable to take their children on off-site school field trips. I happened by the
These children are in their first week of preschool and today they explored painting on aluminum foil. Many of the children began their painting with
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