Five tips for asking inspiring Questions of the Day
Are your questions inspiring the children? Now that the children have settled into our morning routine, it is time to introduce the children to our Question of the Day board. [...]
Messy hands and paint stained clothes
When preparing your classroom its ok to get your hands a little messy and to leave with paint stained clothes. As the school year is approaching, we have been working [...]
Telling the story of five little ducks
Our preschool class has taken quite a liking to the “5 Little Ducks” finger play. They have consistently asked to sing this song throughout the whole school year. Recently, in one [...]
How to foster a sense of community in preschool
It is a well known fact that the more a person gets deeply invested in their community, the more they will want to take care of the people and things [...]
Making our own tiny seed pods
Making our own tiny seed pods was a fabulous exploration in science, nature, and sensory play! After reading the book "Plant the Tiny Seed" by Christie Matheson, Miss Lauren invited [...]
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 [...]
Turning troublesome transitions into triumph
There is one time of day in my classroom that I would call the biggest transition of our day and it falls just before we head outside to play. You [...]
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 [...]
Spin-around game
My students love, and I mean love, playing all kinds of large motor games. If the children can spin, jump, run, or move about then they are just so happy. If [...]
What is the difference between interruptions and interactions?
When a preschooler speaks out during circletime, is that an interruption or an interaction? Stick with me on this post for the next few minutes and then decide for yourself! When [...]