Discovering imagination with chalk
The book "Chalk" by Bill Thompson is a great addition to any classroom library. It's a book that inspires imagination within the students and the teacher. We love reading this [...]
An outdoor game inspired Father’s Day
Our students love playing outside, especially with their dads. Every school year, I have the pleasure of choosing the "theme" for our Father's Day celebration. Usually, I will go by [...]
Making the most of outdoor play, rain or shine!
We experience all four seasons here and sometimes they don’t line up with our agenda. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make the most of our outdoor space! I can’t [...]
What does outdoor learning really look like?
What does outdoor learning really look like? Does it look like children sitting down quietly reading a children’s book? Does it look like children eagerly listening to the teacher as [...]
I am NOT an outdoorsy girl!
Exploring the outdoors has many benefits for your preschool students I was recently asked if I take the kids outside to play in the snow and the answer was, "Yes [...]
Planting our class tree
Bring nature into your classroom with this collaborative process! I don’t know about you all, but its raining acorns over here! So, we decided to plant a class tree. We [...]
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 [...]
Pollen inspired waterplay using water beads
Who doesn't love some good water-play? Here's a glimpse of what your water bead play could look like! A few weeks ago Mrs. Stewart did [...]
Fly with us into Father’s Day
This year for our annual Father's Day celebration, we decided to discuss planes! This was inspired by one students particular interest in making paper airplanes - which gradually led to [...]
Racing along the rainbow
You might be thinking, "How on earth can you race on a rainbow?" Well, let me tell you how we cracked the code! Following the long winters here, we always [...]