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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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? Does it look like children sitting down quietly reading a children’s book? Does it look like children eagerly listening to the teacher as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]