Finding treasures for your preschool classroom
One thing I don’t have yet for my preschool classrooms are child-sized shelves. My husband is planning to build me a few but in the
One thing I don’t have yet for my preschool classrooms are child-sized shelves. My husband is planning to build me a few but in the
After my husband made the sensory tables and the window easel, he had two left-over rectangular shaped pieces of plywood left over. They were the
As I have mentioned before, I have been setting up my outdoor classroom and so far my husband has made the biggest difference by making
Last week my husband got highly motivated and built me some new furniture for my outdoor classroom. He built me a sensory table… And what
A great way to use recycled materials and save money in the classroom! I love dot dabbers and as I prepare for the up and
I had a few special guests stay at my house this past week. Eric Violette, the guy from the free credit report . com commercials,
Wy is always playing with the chip clips around our house, so I thought I would integrate the chip clip play into a little chip
Along with our dramatic play with the grill, our painting on the grill, and our ketchup and mustard squeeze painting, we enjoyed some ketchup and mustard
Yesterday I shared about how we painted on the grill for our barbecue dramatic play day and today I want to show you our ketchup and
To go along with our pretend barbecue, the boys had fun with a little ketchup and mustard painting on the grill… First we used a
We had a little fun barbecue play today with our very own grill and accessories… There are several skills explored and concepts learned as we played
I must admit that as much as I excel in the use of technology when it comes to my own professional needs, I am terrible
There is something about having windows in a preschool environment. In almost every classroom I go into, I find a child looking out the window…
I participated in two discussions on the Bam Radio Show about building or understanding the parent/teacher relationship. Each conversation had a completely different spin on
I recently participated in the Bam Radio conversation “Bad Behavior: When to Ignore, When to Intervene” with Rae Pica, Mary Gersten, and Kate Williams. This is truly
I have been hanging on to a stack of left-over boxes trying to decide what I could do with them. I am terrible about throwing
I just love all the water wall ideas that I have read about over the summer. Most of the water walls are far more ingenious
I was in the news again and this time my special guest was Addison! Addison helped me share a few fun tools you can use
I thought I would share how I keep track of some of my favorite teaching resources that go with some of my favorite children’s books… There
Hold your flag up high… Join the parade…. Enjoy a day of fun food.. And have a wonderful 4th of July!
In celebration of Fourth of July, we had a little discussion on taking care of our flags and then we did a little practice trying
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