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Creating Musical Memories: Teaching Music in Preschool

October 6, 2023 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

A smiling girl wearing dancing ribbons on her wrist

Music in preschool is synonymous with learning, giggles, smiles, movement, and fun! It also has a myriad of developmental and educational benefits. If you are seeking ways to better integrate music into your preschool classroom, you have come to the right place! We are sharing tips to help you: After reading our tips, you can take your knowledge of music in preschool to the next level and View Post

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: preschool music, preschool songs

How to Include STEAM in Preschool Lesson Plans

June 30, 2023 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

One of the best ways to get preschoolers curious about the world around them is by including STEAM in preschool. Bonus! It’s super fun and engaging at the same time! Kids love to create, make, build, and design. That’s because they are natural born engineers, artists, and designers. By exploring STEAM activities for each letter of the acronym, you will easily be able to have STEAM sprinkled View Post

Filed Under: Science, Uncategorized Tagged With: preschool science, STEAM

DIY Animal Puzzle

October 31, 2022 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

Make a fun animal puzzle that kids can scramble up in different ways and play with over and over again. I love that little learners can mix and match different parts of the animals. Plus, it’s a great way to bring new life to a recycled paper towel roll. This is perfect for an animal theme, one of our favorite preschool themes. DIY Animal Puzzle for Kids This brilliant idea came from one View Post

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How to use Question of the Day for Circle Time

August 5, 2022 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

questions about shapes in a blue pocket chart with the text question of the day prompts for circle time

There is no doubt about it that one of the favorite and most-loved circle time activities I do is Question of the Day. My class looks forward to it each time, and some of them even bring their parents over to see it at the end of the day. Talk about making my teacher heart burst! Sometimes it feels like there's so much to do in a day and so little time to do it. And when it comes to circle View Post

Filed Under: Circle Time, Classroom Management, Literacy Tagged With: circle time, preschool literacy, preschool math

Why Potty Training is Failing

June 18, 2022 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

bewildered parents sitting in front of a training potty and the text why potty training is failing

Potty training is failing for many kids and families! While many parents suffer silently, I am here to shine a light on what is truly happening. If you started off potty training your child with feelings of hope and excitement, and that all came crashing down to a pile of resentment and puddles of pee and tears everywhere, you are not alone. Many parents are finding out that popular potty View Post

Filed Under: Potty Training Tagged With: constipation, potty training, toilet training, toileting

5 Online Trainings for Preschool Teachers

February 25, 2022 by Katie T. Christiansen 1 Comment

two preschool teachers in their classrooms in a pinnable collage with the text 5 online training courses for preschool teachers

If you are in need of preschool professional development credits, you have come to the right place!  I am partnering with ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) to share the top 5 online trainings for preschool teachers. These trainings are some of the most essential topics in ECE today. In many cases, some of these topics can be challenging to find training courses for. CCEI is our View Post

Filed Under: Teaching Tagged With: continuing education, teaching

Christmas Ten Frame Counting Mats

December 10, 2021 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

a christmas counting mat pre printed with the number seven and the text christmas ten frames free printable

Christmas ten frame counting mats are a perfect Christmas math activity for preschool. It’s a great hands-on way for helping children learn to count and work on their number sense. These counting mats are perfect to use with mini erasers or any other favorite manipulatives because hands-on math is the best kind of math! Christmas Ten Frame Counting Mats Our Christmas ten frame counting View Post

Filed Under: Christmas, Math Tagged With: Christmas activity for preschoolers, math activity for preschoolers, numbers, preschool math

20 Animal Yoga Poses for Kids

December 7, 2021 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

a girl holding a card showing the butterfly pose and another girl in that pose and the text animal yoga poses for kids

One of the best ways to get children engaged in yoga is by using animal yoga. From the peaceful butterfly to the familiar downward dog, there is a variety of animal yoga poses for kids of all ages. When children practice yoga regularly, it helps with: RelaxationFocusMindfulness Deep Breathing Add some animal yoga to your yoga for kids resources! Animal Yoga Poses for Kids Yoga is View Post

Filed Under: Yoga Tagged With: animals, kid's yoga, mindfulness, yoga

Digital Watches for Kids

November 22, 2021 by Katie T. Christiansen Leave a Comment

several colorful and themed watches for kids in a pinnable image with the text digital watches for kids

There are three things I love about digital watches for kids. They get children excited about learning to tell time while gaining life skills in the process. Watches are well-loved by kids. Kids get a lot of enjoyment out of something they can wear.They make great gifts. As a teacher mom who is always looking for a thoughtful gift, they meet my criteria for an educational gift that both kids View Post

Filed Under: Gifts Tagged With: digital watches, kid watches, preschool watches

Gingerbread Counting Mats

November 6, 2021 by Katie T. Christiansen 4 Comments

an image of a counting mat with the number 6 and the text, 'gingerbread counting mats'

Inside: Gingerbread counting mats perfect for helping preschoolers learn to count and work on their number sense. A gingerbread theme is one of the most beloved preschool themes. It's on our list of the best December preschool themes, and I have a perfect activity to go along with it. Related: Preschool Christmas Activities Gingerbread Counting Mats After reading your favorite View Post

Filed Under: Christmas, Math Tagged With: Christmas activity for preschoolers, preschool math

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