I know you all know exactly what I’m talking about. You give a preschooler a bottle of glue and if you don’t watch them VERY carefully, there will soon be glue EVERYWHERE (and not necessary where you had hoped). Teaching your child HOW to use glue is actually a “thing” and you should thank an early childhood teacher if your little one does a great job with it…
There are accounts whose elaborate play set ups should earn them some kind of parenting medal 🏅, and I both admire and respect their talent and commitment. However, this is not that kind of account. I’m all about keeping it simple and encouraging others to use what they have at home. And in this case, that’s a muffin tin, masking tape (painter’s tape should work just as well…
The first time someone told me you could rub the brand off of a Ziploc bag, I needed to see it with my own eyes 👀 to believe it. Well folks, here you have it. Sometimes we just want to do a really cool activity and the brand visually gets in the way. Tada! 😃 I’ve heard nail polish 💅 remover and rubbing alcohol also work, but haven’t tried it. Keep…
Earlier this week we learned that yellow and red paint mix to make orange paint, which just so happens to be one of the colors of Fall/Autumn leaves 🍁 (just not in South Florida because 🏝 seasons are not really something we see here 🍃). The kids then used stencils to make their own Fall leaves 🍁 collage. H went to work right away with the stencils while B decided to try her…
This morning we read Sky Tree by Candace Christiansen and Thomas Locker, which has gorgeous illustrations. To bridge the gap between literacy and math, we were supposed to collect leaves from outside for our @experiencecurriculum lesson…but it was pouring rain ☔️, so I improvised. H and I made a tree trunk, branches, and leaves 🍃 , and put them together to make an Autumn/Fall tree. We discussed how trees and their…
Today we borrowed an idea I found on @pinterest from @fantasticfunandlearning that I will absolutely repeat again. This works just as well for picky eaters (says the SLP who loves feeding therapy) as it does for children who are highly motivated by food. Even if not a single bite is eaten, different smells and textures have been explored, and symbolic play is powerful. MATERIALS:• Pretzel rods = trunk• Braided pretzels = branches…