A name sensory bottle is perfect to teach children to spell their names, or to work on name recognition! Spelling and name recognition should be fun and easy. If the thought of making even a simple sensory bottle is daunting to you, check out my best tips for how to make a perfect sensory bottle. Whenever parents or other teachers ask me for name activity ideas, hands-on methods are my View Post
3 Ingredient Galaxy Calm Down Bottle
With three ingredients you can make this stunning galaxy calm down bottle! This would also be perfect for the little ones who love learning about space! Every year I love making a space-themed activity, and this bottle is inspired by an amazing slime over at Two-daloo: Galaxy Slime. Calm down bottles and calm down jars are great for teaching children self-regulation. And they are just View Post
10 Important Skills Children Learn from LEGOs
One of the most educational toys available also happens to be one of the most inviting! The skills children learn from LEGOs are important and incredible! If you never really thought of them as super educational, you will soon see the benefits to letting children play with LEGOs. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Skills Children Learn from LEGOs 1. Fine Motor View Post
Easy Bubble Sensory Table
A bubble blowing sensory table was my perfect answer for my bubble dilemmas! Children love to blow and blow and blow bubbles, and you can let them do it to their heart’s content with a sensory table! Several children can blow bubbles at once and make a huge bubble mountain! Plus, it’s so much fun! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. The best part? It’s only 2 View Post
Simple Glow in the Dark Water Bead Sensory Bottle
I just tried my first glow in the dark sensory bottle, and I am hooked! These are so fun! Plus, this is a super simple glow in the dark water bead discovery bottle, so that means that you may be able to find all of the ingredients at the dollar store. There are six more glow in the dark sensory bottle ideas at the bottom of the post for my Discovery Bottles Blog Hop, so make sure not to skip View Post
DIY PVC Pipe Sprinkler and Waterslide
My kids have loved our DIY PVC pipe sprinkler and waterslide, and I am so glad it has been keeping them active and playing outside. Last year my husband put this together, and we couldn't wait to pull it out again this year. This is perfect for hours of fun, and I especially love having neighborhood friends come over and play in it. This post contains affiliate links for your View Post
Teaching Children about Life Cycles
Each year when I pick out what I will be teaching, there is no doubt that life cycles will always be on my list. Teaching children about life cycles is a perfect way to help them understand the world around them and to connect them with nature. Before I became a teacher, I had no clue what a ladybug larva looked like. In fact, the first time I saw a ladybug larva was because one of my students View Post
Nature-Inspired Rock Clock
Learning to tell time involves many complex skills. Every year I have children who are beginning to take interest in learning about time. The most common question I hear is "What time is lunch?" I fell in love with this idea to make a nature-inspired rock clock. What a perfect way to give children a hands-on clock to explore! I even had all the materials on hand to make this. While I don't View Post
5 Must-Haves for Making a Great Preschool Schedule
Creating a great preschool schedule for children can mean the difference between months filled with chaos and a week that you want to repeat time and time again. I'm going to share with you 5 must-haves for making a great preschool schedule. There is so much information about making a preschool schedule that I want to share, so I've made a series! You can see my own preschedule schedule View Post
Spring Sensory Bottle
I'm a bit of a sensory bottle addict, and right now I can't get enough of this beautiful spring sensory bottle! It's incredibly versatile and easy to make. If sensory bottles are new to you, check out my top tips for how to make a perfect sensory bottle. Related: Spring Preschool Themes One of my favorite places to visit is Arizona. The palm trees, cactuses, yuccas, oleanders and View Post