Encourage life long learning through literacy
I forgot about St. Patrick’s Day; let me reword that. I prepared, planned, and anticipated the holiday until the day it arrived and were busy with all the things life is filled with these days. So we had pipe cleaners, fruit loops, and marshmallows to use and no ideas to think of. Until this morning, …
My kids and I love the book Have You Ever Seen a Flower? This book lends itself to multiple learning opportunities for my preschooler and toddler to learn through play. Initially, I bought it because of the neon illustrations that drew me in, and I was obsessed with how the illustrator created movement and action …
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Yesterday was an inquiry filled day for the kids and me as we researched Lunar New Year together. I used to read books to my students in the classroom for Lunar New Year, but the year with my children at home was fun to get to be more creative and spend more time diving into …
My son requests Brown, Brown, What Do You See? by Eric Carle at least twice a day to read. This author's books are perfect for toddlers, preschool, and young elementary children because of the short, simple stories he weaves through brightly colorful art. Your child will realize they have the power of creativity just like him and …
We loved reading Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival! My daughter told me she wants to grab this book the next time she gets upset to re-read it. And the next day, my son started screaming and crying, and she looked at me, threw up her arms, and said, “Ok, I’m getting the book.” She explained …
Learning about space has become a significant focus for my kids lately. They love finding the moon during the day and reading books all about planets. So we decided our space-themed inflatable tent would make for the perfect setting for our read-aloud and sensory play activity today. Space Sensory Play Activity Materials Inflatable tent/ square …
My child is ready to start learning CVC words. So I put this word-building activity together to keep reading engaging, fun, and hopefully effective.I started learning about the Science of Reading recently, and I love how it has shifted my own "best practices" that I used to use in the classroom and gave me ideas …
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This tally chart activity came to be because I wanted something fun for learning greater than, less than, and equal to math with my preschooler, so I grabbed some mini erasers and a balance scale for this math center and got to work. Math Center Tally Chart Materials Mini erasers Expo markers Laminated Free TPT …
Learning through play was my goal when my children and I put together these polar bear Arctic sensory activities. Last year I used pillowcases and blue play dough and let the kids have fun building the arctic on top of the craft table. This year they wanted to expand the idea using old bedsheets, gems, …
My kids, Bugzy and Buddy had fun using the globe today to learn about animals found in the woodland areas, the Arctic, and Antarctica. A quick mini-lesson using our Orboot globe helped the kids compare and contrast the habitats of these different animals and set up the perfect winter animal sensory activity that followed. Winter …