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A Little Catching Up
Last week was not a good one for getting posts on our activities up, but believe me we stayed good and busy inside while the cold raged outside. This post will try to catch up on some of the activities...
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Using sensory tubs for exploring is a great activity for toddlers and preschoolers. We use them regularly around here, so the kids know to dig right in when one is out in the space. They may not be...
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Experimenting in Creativity
Ok, we had no school Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. That means a group of school-age kids that like to be creatively involved. They do quite fine by themselves with the access they have to...
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Vibration Coloring
*Warning some long videos posted here, but I believe it’s great for you to really see what’s happening and what better way than through unedited video. Today was the first day of Feb. break which...
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Plastic Eggs! Oh, Yah!
This group is no different ….. they love playing with the plastic Easter eggs. Is there a child out there that doesn’t like playing with plastic eggs? To take full advantage of that interest we have...
View ArticleNew Learning Trays
I’m always looking for ways to organize my teaching supplies and activities for easy access and open play possibilities. That can be a challenge with a mixed ages group, especially with curious infants...
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Sensory Play – First Exploration of Cracked Corn
I love cracked corn for sensory tub play. With Fall here and bird feeders back up it was the perfect time to fill the sensory tub up with cracked corn. (If you haven’t played in cracked corn the...
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Blocks, Blocks and New Blocks
The value of block play…. It’s easy to see how building with blocks involves developing concepts in science and math. Counting out blocks and patterns. There is definitely work with some of the laws of...
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Peek into Our Morning
It’s raw and rainy, so that means a solid morning inside playing. Figured it was a good day to gather some photos and video of where the children are at. So much activity this morning headed off in...
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A Clear Dust Collection Hose + Children = Learning
I’ve been teaching a long time and have a good file of teaching ideas to pull from, but I get excited by new ideas and approaches. For that reason I enjoy following the blogs and Facebook pages of...
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