Over 25 options for pallet signs to decorate your home this fall. They are so inexpensive you could make new fall pallet projects each year.

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After the fun of painting with pendulums, we extended our pendulum experimentation by using them to knock down blocks. I got this idea from Let's Promote Play, where they have a much nicer apparatus than what you see here. I'd been hoping to find the time to build one of my own, but instead just re-purposed the PVC pipe from one of our painting pendulums and came up with this monstrosity. (I wound up having to add some pipe to brace the front and back to give it more stability, but you get the idea.) I used our egg beater syle hand drill to make holes in the tennis balls and, after some effort, managed to insert links from our plastic chain-link set to serve as hooks, then hung them from various lengths of string. If we'd had small foam blocks it would have been smart to have used those, but these wooden alphabet blocks were all I had to the purpose. The simple pendulum is a more complicated concept for preschoolers than is readily apparent to the adult mind. It took some of them several attempts to construct a building tall enough to successfully knock down. Others wanted to just throw the ball at the blocks and were either frustrated by the limitations of the string or would send blocks flying across the room, which is clearly not an activity for a full classroom. Some wanted to hold the ball by the string, in effect shortening the pendulum for their efforts. A couple just thought the idea was to knock down block towers (granted, a fun activity in its own right) and couldn't quite grasp the point of employing the intervention of a ball on a string. But as our free play time wore on, the experimentation began to yield fruit. For instance, Isak discovered that if he swung his pendulum from one direction, he then had to pick all of his blocks up off the floor, while if he came at it from another direction most of them stayed on the table, saving him the work. He and Ariya worked together on the discovery that if you built your tower in a different place on the table, you had to build it taller in order for the ball to successfully knock it down. Thomas tried out various types of building, ultimately seeking to construct something that the balls could not knock down even when they made contact. He started with "thicker" buildings, then had the idea of building them against the "back board" you can see in the pictures. Thomas' mom Amanda did a lot of great, patient teaching here. I don't think the kids are done playing with this. We also got to use our full bodies to explore pendulums. I hung this foam ball on a rope from the ceiling over our block area. The construction pylon is there to force the kids to target their block tower via a circuitous route rather than just tossing the ball directly at their target in a straight line. Again, the kids had to do a lot of experimentation to figure it out. For instance, most of them needed help to figure out the advantages of starting with a straight rope, then swinging the ball in a gentle arc around the post. There was also a lot of social learning going on as they negotiated the concept of taking turns, not blocking one another's efforts, and re-building the towers. For quite some time, Finn V. graciously took on the unofficial job of building structures for his friends, just so long as he got his own chance to swing the pendulum when his turn rolled around. At one point we removed the blocks and a group of us formed a circle around the pylon to play catch with the ball. It wasn't always easy to get the ball to go to the friend to whom you were trying to send it. Most challenging of all was trying to get the ball to go to the person right next to you because gravity really wants to take it to the person across from you! Isak's mom Leslie made what could have been a chaotic activity into a very successful learning experience. When we went outside, I hung this long pendulum from a tree branch, but mainly all they sought to do was throw the ball over the fence, then fish it back using long sticks. We had to put an end to this game after kids started accidentally whacking each other in the head. Again, I don't think the children are anywhere near being done with this. It will have to revisit the classroom (although perhaps not the playground) soon. (Note: These two activities were going on simultaneously, along with a sensory table full of drinking straws and scissors, a fairly complicated art project, a game of Hi Ho Cheerio, play dough, "discovery bottles," a full-on home center, and snack. Each activity in its own right one that requires some level of adult involvement. This was a day that could only happen in a cooperative preschool, with a roomful of engaged "assistant teachers." Not only that, but I was free to roam from station to station to observe and assist in the great learning that was taking place in every corner of the room.)

This year, I found myself leaning towards Christmas decor made up of simple greenery and mostly neutrals. I knew I wanted to incorporate gingerbread as well. I am passionate about baking, and Christmas cookies take me right back to childhood. My favorite of our Christmas traditions is decorating gingerbread houses together. There’s something so whimsical about them. Last week, I found myself staring at a stack of empty and broken down shipping boxes headed to recycling. I just knew they were perfect for a little DIY project. I love that the cardboard already resembles gingerbread, and you can customize it to use however you want. Use these little cuties to style a shelf, top gifts, string and use for ornaments or create a garland. This is such a budget friendly DIY and you may already have what you need hanging around the house. Supplies: -Cardboard (perfect use for those empty boxes from gifts you’ve ordered) -Sharp scissors -Ruler or anything with a long, flat edge for making straight lines (I used a paint stirrer) -White paint pen or chalk marker -Twine (optional) 1. Start by preparing your cardboard. If the outside of your box is battered from shipping, look for the flattest pieces and use with the inside facing up. 2. Cut out house shapes. Be creative, you can make them all the same or different shapes and sizes. I like to make them all a little different for a whimsical effect. 3. Using your ruler pressed close to the outer edges, mark around the edges with your paint pen to create a border. 4. Now, use your ruler to make a line dividing the house from the roof. 5. Doodle to your hearts desire creating details like windows, doors and roof shingles. 6. You can either stop here and display your little works of art around the house or punch holes in the top and add twine for hanging. For a simple and fun garland, punch a hole on each side of every house and string together. Also, be sure and check out my simple gingerbread wall hanging tutorial.

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Do you have a Minecraft fan in your house? Inspire them to work on their multiplication tables with these

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Auf dem konzerneigenen Prüf- und Technologiezentrum in Immendingen drehen jetzt mehrere Vorserienfahrzeuge des Mercedes-AMG Project One ihre Runden. Die Erprobung verlässt damit größtenteils die Prüfstände und verlagert sich immer stärker auf Teststrecken. Erstmals gab die Marke nun zudem die volle Leistung von mehr als 1.000 PS Hybrid für die Fahrerprobung frei. Auch die aktive Aerodynamik

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Paint chip activities can be a fun way to explore colors with toddlers and preschoolers. Color matching, puzzles, and fine motor skill learning ideas here!

I'm very excited to share a recent project that was featured on Studio 5. To add a fun fall element to my front porch this year,...

Have fun building with PVC pipe for a great engineering project for all ages. This PVC pipe heart activity is great play and learning.

This little unit contains posters for the math houses #1-10. Print on colored card stock, laminate, and cut out.Worksheets are provided for math houses #3-10. I did not provide #1 and #2 worksheets, due to there only being one option for each! Partners of 0 + a number are also NOT included, due to...

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With summer in full swing, we are not doing full Tot School. I still hope to do an official Tot School post every other week, but thought I would do something different this week. I have created some fun Busy Bags for Super Tot and thought I would share them with you. They are perfect for car or plane trips, Dr.'s visits, or any other time you want a simple To Go Activity. I've been looking for basic, clear front pencil cases for a few months and have been unable to find them. I wanted the clear front so they would be more appealing to Super Tot. I finally found these for $1/ea at Walmart. They were back with their art supplies, rather than in the Back To School section. I was thrilled to find them and purchased 12. They are perfect for our Toddler Busy Bags! These Busy Bags are easy to grab and take all or just a few. They will easily fit into a binder, diaper bag or tote. I have 11 made up so far and will be doing an I Spy bag for the 12th. Here are my current Busy Bags: Family Memory / matching game: Small notebook, stickers & colored pencils: Finger puppets: Lacing cards w/ laces: Pipe cleaners: Small locker-size white board, marker & eraser: Paint swatches w/ matching paper clips: Small pegboards w/ pegs: Clothes pin shape matching: Lauri foam disc puzzles: Fish sorting: (these are foam fish w/ sorting mats I made to sort by color & number) I am using a little plastic shoebox to store the Busy Bags when we are not using them. Check out the following sites for more fun ideas: 1+1+1=1 It's Playtime Playdate Party Thrifty 101 My Shae Noel

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I'll confess...my kids have never believed in monsters. Unless you count Sesame Street, that is. They do love playing pretend with silly monsters though & that makes these 4 free silly monster printables for counting to ten so much fun. They can make silly monster voices while they are counting! I can hear the Elmo counting song in my head right now. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10...11, 12. Sing it with me...lol! Your kids are sure to love these friendly "monsters" as much as we do!

These free Easter skip counting puzzles give practice counting by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10s. And there are links to many more free skip counting puzzles, too!