Penry’s Great Adventure is not a book you’ll find at the library or at the store, but we were fortunate enough to have had it included in our curriculum box. This wasn’t how they had intended I use it (what’s new? 🤷🏻♀️), but it’s a perfect pairing to this literacy activity that I’ve been itching to try. Want to try salt writing at home? Dye…
Sensory bags open up so many possibilities for our children, including practicing fine motor skills and experiencing different textures and temperatures. In this case, we got to decorate the Christmas tree, which had red, green, gold, and silver ornaments of different colors made from sequins and rhinestones. I included several of the same decoration in different sizes and colors, allowing us to sort by size, color, and shape. You’ll…
Clouds are made up of water, so to simulate rain and make the whole experience more visual, we recreated a STEAM station suggested by @experiencecurriculum. @donnavroberts then added a related classic song whose lyrics I couldn’t remember in its entirety, and the result was focused children having fun. 🤗 Also, in case you’ve never used a pipette/eye dropper with your child, be prepared for the fine motor challenge…
Sometimes I’ll fill a spot in our day with a familiar but educational activity that the kids haven’t yet mastered. Patterns are hard for them (completely normal for 3-year-olds), so I like to increase their exposure and opportunities. I pulled out the buttons and pattern mats, and B stared lacing in the most intricate way I have EVER seen her try AND be successful at it…
When I was teaching Kindergarten in my early 20s, I found myself elbow deep while carving a pumpkin with my littles. I loved every minute of it; my skin did not. 🙅🏻♀️ I broke out in a rash everywhere the pumpkin enzymes had touched my skin. I can eat and drink pumpkin flavored foods, I can carry a pumpkin, but the inside and I do not get along. Weird, I know…
Cc is a new letter for us and since you all already know paper 📝 and pencil aren’t my thing, here you go. 😉 Make the desired letter using tape and place a cotton ball on one end, which you could refer to as “the starting line.” The goal is to blow 💨 the cotton ball all the way to the other end, or “the finish line” 🏁 using the straw. Can you…