I Heart Math: Graphing hearts for Valentine’s Day
Have you ever invited your students to make their own graphs? Young children are so capable of doing things but sometimes, we get in the way of helping them reach [...]
I Heart You: A sweet Valentine’s game to promote kindness in your classroom
As a kid, I used to love getting those little boxes of conversation heart candy and reading all of the cute messages. Do you remember those? As a teacher, I [...]
Easy to set-up valentine water play for preschool
Water play is always a win in the preschool classroom and the perfect addition to add to your Valentine's Day to do list. It may sound contradictory to add water [...]
Hearts at the easel
Of all the painting experiences I share with my students, the one they most enjoy is anything that has to do with painting at the easel.
Heart math : Five simple math ideas for preschoolers
Here are five simple heart math ideas our prek students explored this week.
Hugs and kisses tic-tac-toe
You won't find a game sweeter than our hugs and kisses tic tac toe!
Patterning with hugs and kisses
We recently introduced the letter Kk, and with Valentine's day coming soon, we thought it was most appropriate to explore hugs and KISSES.
100 Acts of kindness | Share a heartprint
Come and see this simple idea for young children to be kind and share kindness with a heartprint!
Printmaking with paper hearts
Valentine's day themed art can be as simple as printmaking with paper hearts. With just a few materials that are readily found around your home or classroom, your children can create beautiful heart-shaped prints.
Valentine lacing cards
Lacing cards are a fun and simple way to build fine motors in preschool-aged children, especially when they are holiday themed.