The first year we made our falling hearts glitter jar, I was amazed at how into them the children were. They were placed in our science center in February, and didn’t end up leaving until the end of the school year. The kids loved those Valentine’s Day sensory jars that much. Honestly, so did theKeep Reading
3 Heart Name Crafts for Preschoolers To Make This Valentine’s Day
Three heart name crafts the kids will love to make this Valentine’s Day. Be sure to grab the free printable heart letters while you’re here. I’m often asked about how to teach young children letters, especially since disagree with using “letter of the week”. To answer that question, I always reference using hands-on, engaging activitiesKeep Reading
Sorting Magnetic Letters Helps Teach the Alphabet in a Fun, Easy Way
Sorting magnetic letters is an easy, hands-on way to teach the alphabet in preschool and kindergarten. Use free printable magnetic letter sorting mats for this early literacy activity. One of my go-to early literacy supplies is a good set of magnetic letters. Full disclosure – it’s actually multiple sets of magnetic letters. There’s a never-endingKeep Reading
How to Make a Super Easy Life Size Gingerbread House
Here’s how to make a life size gingerbread house for the kids . . . the easy way! Have you seen those awesome cardboard gingerbread houses? The ones that the kids can play inside and act out the story of The Gingerbread Man? I absolutely love those big gingerbread houses! But they’re not always feasibleKeep Reading
The Kids LOVE These Story Rock Activities for The Mitten
Use story stones for a variety of literacy and math activities for The Mitten, a well-loved book by Jan Brett. Many preschoolers love getting into retelling activities, and I always want to encourage this interest. With that in mind, I put together these story stones during a story study of Jan Brett’s The Mitten. They’reKeep Reading
Fun and Easy Monster Counting Activity for the Kids
You need to try this slime monster counting activity with the kids. It’s easy to set up and a fun way to explore counting and one-to-one correspondence. Preschoolers like to count. It’s one of the ways they can explore and categorize the world around them. Counting is also a critical early math skill, so it’sKeep Reading
Turkey Sensory Bottle that is Fantastic for Thanksgiving
Learn how to make a turkey sensory bottle with the kids this Thanksgiving. Fun to make, and great to have on-hand when a calming moment is needed during the holidays. Glitter sensory jars are always a hit around here . . . whether it’s at home or in the classroom. And that’s just with theKeep Reading
How to Make Not-So-Scary Monster Slime Kids Will Adore
What a fun glitter monster slime activity for kids! They’ll love making slime and exploring ways to play with it during a monster theme or around Halloween. We love slime. We love glitter. Open-ended sensory play is on that list of things we love, too. Add in some science, and we’re even happier. Needless toKeep Reading
How to Make a Pumpkin Geoboard for Super Fun Pumpkin Math
Making a geoboard pumpkin is an amazing way to explore pumpkin math concepts with the kids. It expands the traditional geoboard concept into a three-dimensional math experience kids love getting their hands on! What a Fun Idea for Pumpkin Math this Fall! This simple, but super fun, pumpkin math activity was originally inspired by our homemadeKeep Reading
Here are 20 Preschool Leaf Activities Sure to Wow
These 20 preschool leaf activities will definitely be a hit with the kids! Not going to lie . . . fall is definitely my favorite season. There’s just something about the transition from summer to winter that captivates me every year. Getting rid of those high summer temperatures doesn’t hurt either! And then there areKeep Reading
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