The following post is from information sent to us by Mary Tabb of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, which is a wonderful resource that is available to support the social and emotional development of children in your care and in your early childhood program. Infants and toddlers gain much of their sense of security from familiar adults, items, and routines. They are especially sensitive
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The following post is from information sent to us by Mary Tabb of the Early Childhood Consultation Partnership, which is a wonderful resource that is available to support the social and emotional development of children in your care and in your early childhood program. We recently posted an article from ECCP about supporting infants and toddlers with transition times in their day. Now, it’s time to
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After seeing an idea for math mats in a magazine, I decided to make some and laminate them for use at our school. Preschoolers can practice counting and shape building with these mats using a variety of different materials. Providing different materials at different times can reinforce and scaffold learning. Here are a few examples of the ways we have used math mats! Using
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This is a great scientific experiment to do with young children to talk about how different liquids react, and to learn about color names and color blending. First, we poured milk into a shallow bowl. Using three different food colors – we placed a drop or two of each on opposite ends of the bowl. Be sure to add the drops carefully, so they don’t splash.
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It’s no secret that I LOVE doing activities with “sticky paper” (AKA: clear contact paper). I usually do “sticky projects” as a small or large group activity. For this project, I decided to have children make an individual piece of artwork, and let them explore and create with the materials as they wished. To do this, each child had to have their own sticky
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Three simple materials = a great opportunity for children to explore their creativity, problem solving and fine motor skills! Right after the holidays, I had a lot of large pieces of styrofoam that was used to pack some of our Christmas gifts. Like, nice, solid blocks of styrofoam. Now, like any good preschool teacher, you don’t just THROW that kind of stuff away! So
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Half art project, half nature project – these one-time use bird feeders are very simple and fun to make! We did this activity during our theme on love, friendship and kindness – so we thought about the birds in the wintertime and how we could help them. Looking at our snow-covered ground outside, it was easy for the children to see that the birds
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Today I’m going to give you some ideas for team building with your teachers and staff at your school or early childhood program. These fun activities provide a way for your staff to feel more together as a team, and feel a sense of group morale. In this video clip (filmed for ehow.com), I will share 3 team building activities that you can do
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Most preschool teachers I know LOVE discovery bottles! We like to find all kinds of ways to make them engaging and interesting for children to explore. We search for interesting objects to put in them. We search Pinterest to get new ideas. We hoard (ah, I mean, COLLECT) and save our empty water bottles for when we are ready to make our next batch. So, last
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Announcing … The Heart Project! A true labor of love organized by Jamie at Hands on : as we grow – this project is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the American Heart Association. We have been collaborating with more than 70 childhood bloggers to create an eBook showcasing craft ideas all about HEARTS! This eBook is filled with over 100 gorgeous heart-shaped
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