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? A few weeks ago Mrs. Stewart did a study on honey bees. The children spent the day discovering and exploring all that there [...]
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 [...]
Awesome ideas for outdoor learning
Take learning outdoors and be amazed at your students' level of engagement! Learning can occur anywhere, but when you are struggling to contain the energy of an entire classroom full [...]
DIY Outdoor Sound Wall
A wonderful way for your preschool children to explore sound and rhythm while creating music outdoors! With the nice weather, my students want to be outside as much as possible [...]
Exploring trees all around us in Pre-K
As part of our continued focus on Earth Day, I thought I would invite my students to spend a little time exploring the many different kinds of trees we have [...]
Things we learn on a rainy day!
The weather here has been cold and rainy which means instead of piles of snow on the ground, we have mud puddles. But whether it is mud puddles or piles of snow, [...]