Disclosure: I received a free copy of The Curious Kid's Science Book in exchange for a review. In fact I begged this author to do a review for all of her books (including future ones) because I love her work that much! So you know the activities that you plan for children that you think will capture their attention for about five minutes, but instead they can't get away! This ice cube melt View Post
Tips for Helping Picky Eaters
I am sharing my top tips for helping picky eaters! These are preschool teacher approved methods that can be useful for children who are picky, have texture sensitivities, or are reluctant to even try a new food. It can be quite rough to get a picky eater to eat. I've had children in my classes over the years who have refused foods because they "don't look right," because they are a fruit or View Post
Free Printable for Glass Bead Story Pieces
Teaching children through stories is so valuable and important. I always piece together my own curriculum each year, and many times I use stories as the base and foundation for many of my activities. This was my inspiration for these Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? glass bead story pieces. We loved using our story stones, and I decided to make another extension with hands-on characters by View Post
Candy Corn Pattern Discovery Bottle
Candy corn, you love it or you hate it, right!?! I think the colors on the candy corn are perfect together, which is the inspiration for today's sensory bottle -- a candy corn pattern discovery bottle. Truthfully, I'm not a huge fan of the candy, but I always have to eat a few. And when I do, I bite each color off. One at a time! Am I just crazy, or does anyone else do that too? This View Post
Fall Alphabet Jewel Fine Motor Practice
This new fall fine motor activity has been requested over and over again! We have been using the alphabet as fine motor practice with fall jewels. I love pulling these jewels/gems out each fall. We use them for so many activities -- a discovery bottle, math practice, and now this literacy activity! This is part of a fall blog hop, so find 16 more ideas at the very end of this post! Looking for View Post
Story Stones with Free Printable
I have been wanting to make story stones with some of our favorite stories. I am including a free printable of the ones we made so you can join in the fun too -- without tearing a book apart. We have loved playing with brown bear, blue horse, purple cat, and more! This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. If you have never made these before, rest at ease! It's pretty fool View Post
The Girl who Tattled
There is a little girl who is near and dear to my heart. She was sweet and kind by nature, but there was another side to her. The tattling side. She tattled when she saw someone take another child's toy. She tattled when someone wasn't following directions. She tattled when someone said something she didn't want to hear. She was, as some put it, "a tattler." This post contains affiliate View Post
Crayon Alphabet
Make your own crayon alphabet! It's great as a movable alphabet, for coloring, and hands-on fun and learning. We made this one very warm day while trying out this beautiful crayon process art activity from Happy Hooligans. I realized that it was definitely hot enough to melt crayons completely, and that's when the experimenting began! We did this on our deck, a place where in the middle of View Post
Feels Like Beach Sand Sensory Play
This ocean themed sensory bin feels just like beach sand! If you are doing an ocean theme or beach preschool theme, this has to be on your list of things to do! Beach sand is one of the softest, most inviting textures I have ever laid hands and feet on. Unfortunately, we don't live close to any to play in. I do happen to know of a sensory play recipe that feels like beach sand that I View Post
Preschool Name Writing Practice Ideas
I love teaching children to write their names. It's a skill they will use for the rest of their lives, and it is so exciting to help them with this milestone. Writing doesn't have to be hard or stressful though, so I have put together easy ways to help children write their names. I remember a day in preschool several years back where there were crayon markings all over one of our block center View Post