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No Matter What activites
“No Matter What” is a warm and tender book by Debi Gliori. This story is about Small who says to Large “I’m grim and grumpy and I don’t think you love me at all.” Large knows just how to reassure Small...
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Twigs Fun and Learning
Whether in the mountains, at home or at the center gathering a few twigs for some early childhood fun also gives opportunity for learning. First, gather the twigs. This gives opportunity for fine motor...
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Teaching Purple
Teaching Purple Focusing on colors benefits all aspects of a child’s development. While they discover purple in their world, they can draw, paint, and make collages using purple items. They can mix...
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Squares and Triangles
I love activities with young children that maximize learning. This post is about the shapes: Squares and Triangles. I choose the colors red and green since this is December but choose any colors you...
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Easy Heart Snack
Hungry toddlers and preschoolers want a snack. Here’s a quick snack with some great developmental skills to encourage. Only 3 ingredients: bread, fruit (we chose strawberries), and cream cheese. A...
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Gel Sensory Writing
With a little container of hair gel and a sealable storage bag, I made a fun gel sensory writing activity. I make this during a time when children can choose to watch me. They were curious. What am I...
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From Shapes to Trucks
During our truck study, I use a variety of shapes and colors for children to choose from and make their own trucks. We talk about trucks, how they look, the number of tires on a truck, the back and...
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Counting “How Many?”
“How many?” is a question teachers and parents ask young children at home, during circle time, at meal time, or at the store. This question can be asked any time of day: morning, afternoon, and...
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Observing Trees
We have a huge tree outside and several more trees of different sizes. Young children love to look at the huge tree and feel it. Why not use the tree for observation and learning? This observation...
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Zucchini Chips
I have some wonderful zucchini growing in the garden and thought I’d try a recipe a friend of mine shared and see if the preschool children would eat it. They are zucchini chips – instead of potato...
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Green Zucchini Squash Pizza
Hurrah for zucchini time. Since there is so much zucchini in the garden, I brought some in for the young preschoolers and toddlers to make their own individual pizzas. We are making green zucchini...
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Collage With Cotton Balls
For a quick collage with cotton balls project you only need a tray, construction paper, cotton balls, and glue. Any color cotton balls will do. There is no teacher direction as to where to glue the...
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Plunger Painting
For a new painting experience try “plunger painting”. Just get a new plunger, some paint and paper. I like to pour the paint into a container that has a lip around the edge to keep the paint inside....
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