Sorting bottle caps is a popular preschool activity. I’ve been collecting bottle caps, and soliciting a number of friends to save them for me, for the very purpose of re-purposing them into various learning activities, such as sorting. They are currently so popular in my house that I have two smaller containers (instead of just…
Easy Fine Motor Activity For Babies
Corinne is methodical when she plays. And deliberate. And thorough. Sometimes her play involves extensive processes and patterns of actions which are repeated until she is satisfied with the outcome. She loves to put toys into containers (namely the flip top garbage can which has recently found a new home in the pantry), and she…
Color Pattern Cards
Patterns are all around us. Simple rhythms in music, for example, or the patterning in manicured landscaping, or tiling on the floor. More complex patterns can be found in child’s kaleidoscope or the ornate organization of decorative bricks on a building, or the intricate and delicate threading of a spider’s web. Patterns can be found…
Tips for Choosing Out Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
One day while checking out books at the library, it seemed like every time I took a book out of the bottom basket in the stroller, two more appeared in its place…and before I knew it William, Corinne and I had checked out 38 books (only two less than the limit). This is no exaggeration. …
The Dirt on Dirt: How Getting Dirty Makes for Heathy Kids
In many households, dirt is a four letter word, one that must never be uttered and certainly playing in dirt is an urge that must never be acted upon. However there is a secret to share about dirt, a very dirty secret…playing in dirt and mud is healthy for you!…and how appropriate, since every kid…
Six Shape Activities That Involve Movement
Geometry is only one of the six primary strands of math that is considered foundational to later mathematical learning. (The others are number sense, arithmetic operations, algebra, measurement and data analysis and probability, but I’ll save those for future posts). Basic geometric principles connect directly to other mathematical concepts and skills, such as naming, constructing,…
Editable Letter Identification/Sound Assessment for Preschoolers
If your preschooler is learning her letter names and letter sounds, you may be wondering where her skills are. An editable letter identification assessment is what you need to understand exactly what your preschooler is capable of. And there’s a bonus, too! As many of my readers already know, I own and operate a preschool out…
Cooking With Kids and What They Gain From It
William loves to help me cook, but I have to be honest, sometimes I don’t. It typically takes much longer than usual, often makes a huge mess, and it is sometimes very distracting having a little one help. One time William had me so busy we forgot the oil in muffins, which as it turns…
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