A delightful preschool experience
Preschoolers “love” to celebrate Valentine’s Day and friendship. They get so much enjoyment out of exchanging their little Valentine cards and talking about all the things and people they love. Our bookshelf is full of wonderful picture books to help us celebrate this day. Here are our: #1 Sweet Hearts by Jan Carr In this sweet…
One of the things that I most often hear from parents when their child is learning how to read is, “She’s not really reading. She has just memorized the book!” Guess what?!! That is reading! That’s what emergent readers do! They pretend to read just like they see parents doing! They read books over and over…
This chocolate playdough is almost good enough to eat! As a bonus, chocolate is good at any time of the year, so it is easily tied into multiple themes. Is Valentine’s Day around the corner? Add the heart-shaped cookie cutters and some empty chocolate candy boxes. Planning a Winter theme? Add small mugs and white…
Have you tried Insta-Snow with your kiddos yet? Whether you have real snow on the ground like we do in Virginia, or you’re just dreaming of the white stuff, this magical powder will be a hit! It’s so simple and exciting to make. Just measure 1 tiny scoop of the Insta-Snow Powder. Then add 2 ounces of…
A “Cool” Way to Paint! Penguins Love Colors by Sarah Aspinall explores what happens when six little penguins, tired of living in a world of snowy white, take matters into their own hands and give their Mama a colorful surprise! This book expands preschoolers’ color knowledge by tying each color to a different flower (which also…
Last year, our neck of the woods got a ton of snow. Fifteen snow days, to be exact. I lost track of the number of delays. This year there hasn’t been a flake of snow in the sky, so we have to do a lot of winter art to make up for it! Sparkly Snow Paint…
It’s no secret that preschoolers will love these adorable Valentine’s Centers. The best part is that they are not just adorable… each of these centers provides a valuable opportunity for young children to practice fine motor, language, and cognitive skills. Valentine’s Centers for Preschoolers Valentine’s Centers – Sensory Table Mix up a big batch of…
Children love to imitate real life. And what is more real than a parent, exhausted, stopping into a coffee shop for a caffeinated boost? Or a couple of moms, along with their preschoolers, on a coffee-and-cookie playdate? With this Hot Drink Café dramatic play center, children can pretend they are baristas and adults enjoying a…
Gifts from preschoolers can sometimes be a gamble. It can leave the recipient scratching their head and asking, “what IS this?” Other times, it’s a present that needs too much teacher help. A gift made by a child must be both beautiful and made by the child if it is to be truly meaningful. So…
Preschool art can be tricky, can’t it? There is so much pressure (from Pinterest, from parents, perhaps even from other teachers) to have children make things that are “cute.” You know those projects that get a spot on the front of the refrigerator and maybe even make it into the scrapbook at home? But we’re the…