We all love it when kids can make lots of noise (music)! So check out how to make some instruments here!
Daily Archives: March 14, 2017
Materials: food coloring baking soda vinegar squirt bottle cupcake tin storage tub to keep things “clean” Check it out here!
Hidden Colors – Toddler Science Experiment
Using Big Words With Children
Seed germination, in a nut shell, is when a seed begins the growing process. This science activity is a fantastic one to do with young kids because it is simple, a relatively quick process, and easy to actually see. Check it out here!
Seed Germination For Kids
Today we’re talking under the sea graham crackers, so get some graham crackers and frosting ready, because these are too cute! Check them out here!
Under The Sea Graham Crackers
Leprechaun Bait for St. Patrick’s Day! Your kids will feel so lucky when they see this fun snack mix and it’s so easy to make! The mint in this is such a nice addition and is my personal favorite snack mix we have ever made…so good!! Check them out here!
Leprechaun Bait For St. Patrick’s Day
I’ve read The Very Hungry Caterpillar to groups of children and adults many times, and we’ve tried lots of different activities and makes for families to take home and re-tell the story there. Here are some of my favourite activities and experiences with a Very Hungry Caterpillar theme, some of […]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity
We often use loose material compositions in our classroom as a way for children to tell us what they know. We set out various materials, stones, gems, paper and sticks. Check it out here!
Insect Compositions
Give kids an awesome sensory experience with their feet! Create this Barefoot Sensory Path. Check it out here!
DIY Barefoot Sensory Path
This simple St Patricks Day Craft is ideal for toddlers, preschoolers, or big kids. It could be kept as a cute and simple craft, or put out for little ones to really explore and experiment with. Check it out here!
St. Patrick’s Day Craft: Pepper Stamping
During pre-school and Kindergarten, the brain grows steadily, increasing from seventy percent to ninety percent of its eventual adult weight. In addition to gains in size, the brain undergoes considerable reshaping and refining. Among these modifications are profound changes in the frontal lobes-areas of the brain devoted to regulating thought […]
Brain Development In The Pre-K and K Years
Shadow Science
Have you ever wondered why we get angry? According to psychologist Daniel Goleman, “emotions are, in essence, impulses to act, the instant plans for handling life that evolution has instilled in us.” Read the full article here.
The Anger Iceberg
From the ages of 2 to 5, my best friend was Couchie — a ratty corduroy pillowcase leftover from my parents’ old couch. What started off as a full pillowcase with two sides and a zipper became, after years of smelling and face rubbing, a pile of loosely connected light brown threads […]
Did You Have A ‘Blankie’ As A Kid? Here’s What That Says About Adult You
Literacy development is an important part of early childhood education. I often hear early childhood educators inquire about the best way to teach young children how to identify letters and the sounds they make, and in which order it is best to teach letters in. Read the full article here.