I walked into the living room to find B and her dad engrossed in this activity, which he initiated since she was already playing with one of her favorite things: Play-Doh Sometimes people look at me funny when they hear me talking to B about 3D shapes, which I’ve been casually exposing her to since she was 2 (possibly earlier). Let me be clear: whatever attitude you take…
I had a perfect @ikeausa box lying around that was itching to be used for this activity that I envisioned being a one and done. But not at all; it exceeded all of my expectations! I’d like to mention that cutting Q-tips in half, collecting several as they flew across the room, and then coloring the tip with washable marker was by no means a low prep or…
I didn’t love the planned math lesson in the curriculum today, so I did what I usually do: supplement with another fun math activity. 🤗 I wasn’t sure if it would be age appropriate since these guys are only 3, but they were excited to try it and at least they were exposed to a new vocabulary word and concept: symmetry. If you have older children, they will likely…
This was originally @celenakinsey ‘s idea and so easy to make ever since @travel.2.teach suggested adding a splash of water to the hair gel. 🙌🏻 It honestly made such a difference! All I did was use an alcohol wipe to erase the branding on the Ziploc bag, drew two candy canes in the shape of a heart (permanent marker recommended), and added alternating red and green dots for B…
Number identification and counting is a process, and fine motor skills are a constant work in progress. On this day, we combined both with some dramatic play, which is a given anytime our bear 🐻 counters come out to play, and squeezed in some turn-taking to boot. These particular numbered stars are from our curriculum, but you can use anything from cardboard to Post-it notes. Have the children arrange…
Our counting bears are quite possibly one of our favorite preschool items. The children loved them before we added the mats from @experiencecurriculum as props, but like anything, it’s nice to change things up from time to time. Here, B is placing bears on her rainbow 🌈 sorted by color. Meanwhile, H has small, large, and medium sized kites 🪁 with patterns for size and color sorting options. Once 2 colors…