Graduation time is one of the best times of the year to give a wonderful gift. Personalized graduation gifts are my favorite since it’s one of those times of life where we wish we could just hit the pause button. I combined two of my favorite things, a canvas and a photo, to create the perfect photo gift for a special graduate! My inspiration for these preschool and kindergarten graduation View Post
Dinosaur Ten Frame Counting Mats
Dinosaur ten frame counting mats are perfect for helping preschoolers learn to count and work on their number sense. They could very well become your little learners' favorite dinosaur math activity! Related: Farm Animal Ten Frames Dinosaur Ten Frame Counting Mats There’s a delicate balance when teaching math to preschoolers. You want to use counting activities that kids are View Post
Analog Watches for Kids that are Time Teacher Watches
Inside: Analog watches for kids that are parent, teacher, and kid-approved. As a veteran teacher and mom of three, finding high-quality watches that are kid-friendly and help children learn to tell time is always on my radar! Related: Preschool and Toddler Watches Kids learn about time on an analog clock around 6-8 years old while in school. If they’ve already been introduced to this, View Post
Jingle Bells Sensory Bottle
This Christmas jingle bells sensory bottle is both simple and brilliant! Let's combine three of my favorite things! Christmas. Sensory bottles. And easy. Throw them together and you get a jingle bells sensory bottle! This bottle is part of my winter- and Christmas-themed sensory bottle blog hop, and there are three fantastic other bottles at the bottom of this post. You may have View Post
Wild Animal Babies: An Alphabet Book
Wild Animal Babies: An Alphabet Book, my new read-aloud picture book for preschoolers, is now available for pre-order on Amazon! I've been working hard behind the scenes this year to bring this beautiful and charming animal book for preschoolers to life! If you've been wanting a perfect alphabet book to use for back to school, this is it! Whether you need a book for circle time, for View Post
The Truth About the 3 Day Potty Training Method
There’s a dirty little secret in the potty training world. One of the most popular training methods out there – the 3-day potty training method -- is actually a potty training method that creates stress, anxiety, and fear in children. It’s true. So many of the important aspects of brain development that we are hard-wired to protect during one of the most volatile times of childhood can be View Post
Yoga for Kids
If you're new to yoga for kids or you're looking for some of the best yoga resources, you don't have to go searching far for an amazing yogi to help you out. In today's online world, there are so many fantastic ways to learn about yoga and teach yoga to children with a few clicks. It's easier now more than ever to bring yoga and mindfulness into our homes and classrooms! Yoga has been a View Post
Games for Preschool that Teach
These games for preschool that teach are a hit with kids. Plus, they are parent and teacher approved! The problem with a lot of educational preschool games is that they are...overly educational. They focus too much on education that there isn't enough fun in them either. Those types of preschool board games quickly get shoved to the back of a cabinet not to ever be used again. That's View Post
Early Childhood Assessments Made Simple
Looking for a way to make your early childhood assessments easier without hours of extra work? We’ll show you how. Completing assessments for preschool and early childhood education can feel like a mountain of work. Early childhood teachers balance so much already. While we are working with the children, teaching them about the weekly theme or study, asking them to keep their hands to View Post
Preschool Christmas Activities
These preschool Christmas activities are sure to bring some wonderful Christmas cheer and excitement into your day for planning Christmas activities or a Christmas preschool theme. The preschool teacher in me loves to combine two things: educational activities and having fun! So when you combine both in December, it turns into fun and exciting Christmas activities for preschool! These View Post