Our “Staying Healthy” unit today included the importance of sleep. We discussed what sleep looks like, what we take to bed with us, and later read Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. We drew pictures of our animal friends sleeping and acted out a bedtime routine during dramatic play time. They even each decided to read their animal friends a bedtime story, and one got swaddled like Hud’s baby…
As part of our “staying healthy” theme, we learned about brushing our teeth and spent a lot of time talking about our previous experiences at the dentist (@miamichildrensdentist and @drbobpediatricdentist would be proud of their patients). The children were particularly interested in the dental floss. Who would have guessed? 🤷🏻♀️ This STEAM activity was provided by our Mother Goose Time curriculum by @experiencecurriculum. It was simple, fun, and not nearly as…
So the last time I did this with littles, I was teaching Pre-K4 @adamerrittk8center in my 20s. It’s clearly been a while, and I also completely overdid it with the amount of shaving cream used. If I had used a palm full to cover the @webergrills pan instead of the exorbitant amount pictured here, it would have been more of a literacy activity than a sensory one. That…
Back in college, we learned about “teachable moments,” and when the kids requested magnifying glasses while playing with Play-Doh, @donnavroberts decided to go bug hunting outside to capitalize on their natural curiosity. 🕵️♀️ YES!!! 🙌🏻 Aya, as the children lovingly call her, is part genius as far as I’m concerned, and we were ALL excited when she managed to fish a giant bug out of the pool and place it…
This week we’ve been learning about how to keep our bodies safe, and that includes washing off the germs. So, why not create a sensory and fine motor skills activity around a life skill they’re familiar with: taking a bath? 🛁 Please make sure you do this outdoors 🌴 if you decide to reproduce it. It’s a ton of fun, but also messy. The children will very likely need…
I tried to be discrete and prepare this activity while the kids were engaged in something else, but as soon as I opened up the hair gel, their curiosity boiled over and they abandoned everything just to get a closer look at what was going on. In case you were wondering, this activity was inexpensive, reusable, and a perfect fit for this time of year. My only suggestion: use a…