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I’m posting on a Tuesday this week as part of today’s Ultimate Blog Swap!  You’ll find me posting about one of my other passions – cooking- over at Mostly Food and Crafts.  I’ll cover both the food and the crafts by sharing one of my favorite pasta recipes, Butterfly Noodles, and some fun insect activities to go with it.   And… continue reading

Memorial Day marks the informal beginning of summer, as well as with it comes my boys’ request for frozen deals with. While you can certianly get twin appears your freezer area for a buck a bag, making your own amazing summertime deals with can be a terrific chance for developing fundamental scientific research experiences with… continue reading

Flannel boards are a great means to really bring youngsters right into a tale. They can assist relocate the items around as you spin your story, and later on they can retell the story (or develop their very own new and also boosted variation). It’s a simple hands-on device for supporting the language as well… continue reading

Calling all mad scientists!   Here’s a formula for fun!  I have yet to see a child not get excited by this activity!  While it has many developmental objectives in and of itself, it is also a great attention-getter for a variety of other activities.  Let’s talk about the how-to first, and the when-to later. First… continue reading

Do you remember as an early reader, struggling with a word and being told to “sound it out”?  Well, the act of breaking a written word into its various parts requires several skills, but none of them do the reader any good unless that child has a strong sense of phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is one… continue reading

My children actually enjoy a great read-aloud. And also I appreciate at any time my young boys are getting into literature. In a wish to make literacy experiences a part of the remarkable scenes of their youth we have actually started celebrating each family read-aloud with activities that not only increase their understanding as well… continue reading

Children are natural-born explorers. Present them with a bin of completely dry beans and also random tubes, and also they will dive in hands initially. They will certainly control the tool– scooping, putting, hiding– producing stories and also structures and, oh yes, brain connections. Sensory play is an effective and attractive learning experience for kids…. continue reading

I’m sharing a couple of old faves while I’m away this week. This one was initially uploaded January 19, 2010. Mouse Paintby Ellen Stoll Walsh is just one of my extremely favorite publications for showing concerning main as well as secondary colors. The children absolutely love it too. In the tale, 3 mice climb up… continue reading

I’m sharing a few old favorites while I’m  away this week.  This one was originally posted way back in June of 2009. It’s only June, and my preschool age son is already antsy for school.  He asked me to “play preschool” with him yesterday.  A convenient request, since I’m pretty good at playing preschool.  He’s watched the… continue reading

I’m sharing some of my old favorites while I’m away this week.  This one was originally posted July 6, 2010. Many parents have come to their child’s preschool teacher with the same concern.  “It seems like my child plays dress-up all day at preschool.  What could he possibly be learning from that?”  The question is… continue reading