Use a magnifying glass to spark enthusiastic learning!
One of my favorite tools to spark enthusiastic learning all around the classroom is a set of magnifying glasses. Over the years, my teachers and I have discovered fun ways [...]
Use music in your classroom to create a magical experience
In the early childhood classroom, the use of music and fingerplays has a way of capturing children’s attention and leading them towards success throughout the day. Let me tell [...]
Turning loose parts into art
Who would have thought that giving the students a basket full of loose parts would spark an artistic masterpiece. The preschool children have been learning about squares. Throughout the room [...]
Record player explorations in preschool
A record player is an amazing tool to explore in the preschool classroom. Come and see our introduction to the record player.
Using pretend versus real tools in preschool – let’s talk about it
Let's talk about the use of real tools versus pretend tools in preschool! I am sure you have your own thoughts on the subject!
Spielgaben: a new and innovative learning resource [give-away]
You may have already heard the buzz about the remarkable and beautiful new learning resource from Spielgaben but if you haven't you will enjoy scrolling down through the photos to see this beautiful and uniquely designed learning resource and don't forget to enter to win the give-away too!
Under construction with our DIY fix-it box
To give us a place to store all the tools and to give my grandson a different way of playing with them while indoors, I was inspired to create a DIY fix-it box!
Reading David McPhail and fun with fixing
Building on the book "Fix-It" by David McPhail, the children explore different tools that they can use to fix things in our preschool classroom.
Tools for play inspire the desire to write
Inspiring young children to write by partnering tools for play in preschool...