Our day full of watermelon seeds
Have you ever swallowed a watermelon seed? Do you know what happens when you swallow a watermelon seed? Come see our day on watermelons and how we explored watermelon seeds! [...]
Making memory books in Pre-K
My students made the sweetest Memory Books and I wish I could have shared them earlier but time just got away. The children began their memory books a few weeks [...]
Fill your classroom with opportunities to write!
I am a huge fan of inviting young children to write all throughout the day. In order to get my students writing all through out the day, I fill my classroom with lots of opportunities to write.
6 ways to encourage writing in preschool
There are many different ways to encourage writing skills with preschool aged children. Today I'm going to share with you some of the ways we encourage beginning writing in our preschool [...]
The reflection table
I love to find things to use in my classroom that invite curiosity or renew interest in an old activity. Today, I want to introduce you to what I like to call "the reflection table."
Christmas writing station
Promoting the spirit of giving along with writing skills and fine motor skills with our Christmas writing station in preschool!
Gift box chalkboard writing game
Put a little holiday spirit into your chalkboard easel with this fun chalkboard gift box game for preschoolers!
Exploring all kinds of shapes with salt box drawing
To promote time with shape recognition and drawing, I transferred our salt into to boxes that come in different shapes.
DIY chalk box
I happened to pick up some a short while ago and I must tell you that it is hard not to get carried away with DIY chalkboard paint projects like our DIY Chalkboard Boxes!
The motivation to draw and write is powered by play
You may think that driving a toy jeep around the drive-way and developing the skills to write or draw have no connection but my two-year-old grandson would demonstrate that there is a strong connection between the two...