Below you’ll find information on easily accessible, affordable online professional development for teachers. I’m excited to be partnering with ChildCare Education Institute. As always, all opinions are my own. Teaching is hard. Something tells me you already know this. We put a lot of our time and effort into creating engaging, age-appropriate lessons and activitiesKeep Reading
Awesomely Messy Play Ideas for Kids to Try this Summer
Summer is THE perfect time to break out the messy play ideas for the kids! Check out 20 summer messy play activities below. Related: Spring Messy Play Activities Summer is here! I seriously love teaching preschool, I do. But I’m also rather fond of summer’s lack of alarm clocks, its simpler schedule, and the fact thatKeep Reading
Simple Spring Activities for Kids to Enjoy
Spring has finally graced us with its presence, bringing with it some beautiful warmer weather! While I’m a big fan of winter, I love seeing the longer, sunnier spring days arrive. When Mott’s® approached me to share some family fun ideas, I knew I wanted to focus on some “old school” spring activities for kids. 10 old school springKeep Reading
Rainy Day Activities during Spring Break
Spring Break always makes me think of sunny days, warmer weather, and being outside. The kiddo and I have some big plans for our break – mostly involving bike riding and goofing off out in the sun. But what to do if a big old storm cloud decides to visit? That’s where these rainy day activitiesKeep Reading
Football Brownies and Books for Game Day
My son and I love cooking and baking together. So, when the J.M Smucker Company asked me to “mix up a moment” using Pillsbury™ brownies and frostings from Walmart, I was completely on board! We got into the Game Day spirit, making football brownies AND football field brownies. We’ll be nibbling them as we cuddle up andKeep Reading
The Importance of Teaching Kids to Cook
My son and I have done a lot of cooking together over the years. Sometimes it’s a goofy meal like colorful pancakes, while other times it’s a treat like Nutella cupcakes. Usually, it’s simple meals he and I can make together at the end of the day. I think teaching kids to cook is important for soKeep Reading
Box Tops for Education Collection Sheets
In Simple Snack Math for Preschoolers, I shared that my son and I want to be more on top of collecting Box Tops for his school. We came up with a few ideas to help us do just that – a simple DIY recycled holder, along with Box Tops for Education collection sheets. We were alsoKeep Reading
Snack Math for Preschoolers That’s Easy, Fun, and Engaging
Let the kids explore early math concepts during snack time with this super easy snack math activity. Be sure to grab your free printable at the bottom of the post! Related: Hands-On Learning with Number Rocks Now that we’re into August, I’m back into back-to-school planning mode, both as a parent and as a teacher.Keep Reading
