Six crazy cool ways to explore with snow inside the classroom
The weather here has been all over the place from well below freezing to beautiful blankets of snow. I am not a fan of the freezing but the snow.... well [...]
These gift boxes were not empty!
Throughout our two week focus on Christmas, my students gave me a ton of empty gift boxes. But wait a minute, these gift boxes were not empty! Well maybe [...]
Five apple games that are irresistible for preschool
These apple games are irresistible! I considered sharing each of our five irresistible apple games for preschool as individual posts but decided that no one wants to wait a whole week [...]
Planting our beautiful flowers in play dough
I have enjoyed sharing the interactive books of Christie Matheson with my pre-k class over the past few weeks. As with most books we share with the children, we like [...]
Cotton ball color mixing!
A wonderful way to explore color and build fine motor skills in your preschool classroom! If you haven't ever tried cotton ball color mixing with your students, then let me [...]
Wake up 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!
Looking for signs of spring
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!
Preparing the preschool environment
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 I spent the majority of [...]
At play on the math table
As each new school year comes around, I add a little something here and there to spruce up the learning environment and to give me a little new inspiration in [...]
An invitation to play all throughout the learning environment
See how to create invitations to play all throughout your preschool environment and content areas.