Building our block center
There were lots of requests to show more of our block center, so this is for you! This year we’ve got some master builders, so not only did we want
Engineering may sound complicated but if you stop and think about it, your child is engineering all the time. Whether your child is building a tower out of blocks or driving a car down a ramp, your child is focusing on basic concepts of engineering.
Here are a few ways we explore engineering....
This DIY sand table stand worked great!
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am on a DIY roll with making different kinds of PVC stands for my classroom and this DIY sand table stand worked
Some ideas take a little tweaking like this DIY paint stand
Once I get on a roll with something, I tend to get carried away and my latest obsession is building DIY stands for use around the classroom out of PVC
How does music build STEM skills?
Songs, fingerplays, and movement activites are an important part of learning and development in young children! How does music teach STEM skills? Well before I go one step further, let’s
A crazy cool DIY water play stand
I spent about an hour at our local Home Depot store in the PVC pipe section trying to figure out how to make my own crazy cool DIY water play
Why your preschoolers should play with blocks
Have you ever heard someone say, “All they ever want to do is play in the block center!” Well I have some news about the block center that just might surprise you.
STEAM : How to make moving noodle robots
These DIY robots are hours of fun! School starts back up for me at the very end of August but today, my youngest grandson, age 21/2, and I decided to spend
Using spools as tools for play
These awesome large cardboard spools are terrific for use as tools for play in all content areas!
Brilliant block play
There are so many brilliant ways to use building blocks in your home or classroom that I thought I might take a few minutes to highlight some of them.
At play with marbles and tubes
What can you do with a bag of marbles and a whole bunch of left over wrapping paper tubes? Our prekindergarten kids figured out something fun to do!
Neighborhood under construction in preschool
This must be at the top of the my list of favorite days/activities we did in the preschool classroom last year. Stop by and see how we built our own neighborhood!
Making simple boats that float
For our exploration in boats, we read the book Little Tug by Steven Savage and then the children were invited to make two different types of boats.
Balancing bubbles in preschool
Exploring bubbles in a bottle gave us a unique way to explore many new scientific and engineering terms in our preschool classroom.
Salt tray mazes
Come discover how our preschool children used fine motor and engineering skills to create their own salt tray mazes.
Lots of lids
Offering a variety of bottles and lots of lids proves to be a challenging invitation for children to solve this puzzle.
Exploring robots inside and out
Exploring gears as we take a look at the inside and outside of robots in preschool!
Lots of drops
My students loved engineering with gum drops but I missed a key opportunity in the process of leading my students to explore lots of drops! Come and learn with me how kids really do have the best ideas, we just need to learn to listen to them.