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…
polar animals
Polar Animals Unit
We recently wrapped up our unit on Polar Animals and Opposites. The lessons started with this adorable book about a loud, big white polar bear named Alex, and his small, quiet best friend Zina. Alex and Zina live on opposite sides of the world, but they travel to meet each other in the middle. This…
Clean Mud
This week we cleaned the Insta-Snow out of our sensory table and decided to make clean mud to fill it up. We followed this simple recipe from Happy Hooligans, and it turned out great! It takes only 2 simple ingredients! The students took turns exploring the ivory soap with their senses. We touched it, observed…