Preschool children love it when I teach the insect theme!!!! What is it about children and bugs? Even if they’re grossed out, often times they are still intrigued by the fun facts they learn about those little creepy crawlies. I know sometimes it’s difficult coming up with new ideas and
A dinosaur activity for kindergarten is a fun way to teach children about dinosaurs — something they are almost always interested in already! In this post we’ll be doing a sensory activity which is perfect if you’re doing a dinosaur theme at home or at school. They’re especially great during
If you’re doing a lesson plan on ocean life or the ocean zones, this demonstration is easy, doesn’t take a lot of stuff to create and I think the visual is very helpful for little ones. This activity can also accomplish two things — you can teach children about the
The ocean theme for preschoolers is one my all-time fave themes (along with dinosaurs and insects). We use it in yoga, for camp, and other teacher friends have used it in the classroom. I love designing resources so I couldn’t resist making a few ocean/beach theme products for preschool, kindergarten
Yoga for preschool is one of those slam dunk activities — it’s an activity that involves movement and all the benefits of yoga, it’s educational and it’s just plain fun! Yogalore’s Multi-Theme Bundle of Yoga Pose Cards comes with 10 sets of yoga pose cards that are some of the
These dinosaur fun facts printables might be my favorite resource (ETA: I wrote that *before* I finished my Solar System Fact Posters!). Teaching the dinosaur themed unit is the BEST! The children are all so enthralled with the concept of these giant creatures roaming the earth millions of years ago.
Sensory bottles (or calming bottles) are one of my favorite activities in my classes. Well, really they’re one of my favorite activities in life. I enjoy making sensory bottles. I find the process very calming and believe it or not, there is some creativity and even science involved in making
“Bugs” is one of my favorite lesson plans to do with the kids. There are a lot of yoga poses that if they aren’t named for bugs, we can make up quite a few that will work. I also like to use small bug catchers and plastic tweezers and bug
Need some Light table ideas after making your light board? Of course having a light table is super cool, but what do you do with it? What items can you use on a light table? What activities can you do with it? We have a few suggestions that will help
Is bath time difficult at your house? Are the kids getting bored in the tub? Looking for an activity that’s easy for you to make with the kids? If the answer is “yes” to any of those questions, try making some bath paint. It’s easy and you probably already have