Sorting stones in the outdoor classroom
We set up these recycled silver ware trays in our outdoor classroom for our students to explore sorting painted stones. We prompted our students with one simple question: How can [...]
Our day full of watermelon seeds
Have you ever swallowed a watermelon seed? Do you know what happens when you swallow a watermelon seed? Come see our day on watermelons and how we explored watermelon seeds! [...]
Turn your magnet board into a graph!
The Magnet Board If you happen to have a magnet board, you might be looking for something extra you can do with it. How about turning your magnet board into [...]
How does music build STEM skills?
How does music teach STEM skills? Well before I go one step further, let's be sure you know what STEM stands for. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, [...]
Build up your math center with SumBlox!
If you are looking for a wonderful way to build up your math center, then you should check out SumBlox! SumBlox is a unique set of number-shaped blocks that promotes different [...]
Before you plan your next preschool math lesson, read this!
Before you start planning your next preschool math lesson, take a minute and read this... In a recent Bam Radio interview titled, "Math Phobia; Repeat After Me, "I Am Good At [...]
Good morning math!
Every morning when my students come to school, we jump right into a little loose parts good morning math! What started out as a simple way for the children to [...]
Hurrah for math in preschool!
Our students love to fill their math bags with little objects from home then share them with the class. We get in all kinds of interesting math tokens to explore [...]
The number line game!
The number line is a very simple game that invites the children to use their whole bodies. As you know, young children learn best when they are actively involved in [...]
Hurray for number lines!
Who knew that number lines could be so much fun? Well my students and I found out just how much fun they can be during one of our recent math [...]