Family Chandeliers are one of my favorite connections to do with families at the beginning of the year. Click for a step by step guide on how to one for your classroom!

The construction of chandeliers is a regular center in the Reggio Inspired classrooms. The chandelier hangs in the room once it is complete. Two teachers I work with, Ms. Schouten and Ms. Winters, have some amazing chandeliers their children have constructed. This is a chandelier center in progress. The base of the chandelier typically hangs […]

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

The Reggio Emilia approach has taken hold of public education, but what is it and how do you make it work in your classroom?

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

 Stomping in the Mud Playgroup starts back on September 4th & 5th. We are looking forward to another year of stomping adventures...stay tuned! "This time in their lives is just a whisper, a brief moment, in which they can enjoy the richness of a childhood space." Bev Boss Thank-you everyone for your continued support. We are honoured that you take the time to share in our adventures. Dianne and Gaie

When the children arrived back at Kindergarten after the term break they were greeted with the provocation of the beading tree. This wa...

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Our team continues to learn about supporting student’s spatial sense and this post includes 10 new spatial reasoning invitations with printables. Our previous post on spatial reasoning and th…

Number Rocks Math Fun [Contributed by Fun-A-Day!]

In my last blog post, I reviewed the book Old Tracks, New Tricks. It is a super cute and creative book. The book itself is good for up to about 1st or 2nd grade, in my opinion. The kids at my school saw me drawing this train track picture and some of the 3rd graders wanted to try it. I’m thinking 1st through 3rd grade might be best for this art project. I will test it with the Kindergartners and … Read more... →

Master cutting kids need to practice scissor skills a lot... so here are 20 fun ideas for cutting practice!

How to promote early learning, story retelling, letter recognition, name recognition and more through loose parts play. By combining literacy and loose parts play preschoolers and kindergartens can engage in meaningful hands-on play as they develop early reading skills.

Here are engaging Valentine's Day fine motor activities for preschoolers! Download our free printable to practice scissor skills with heart cutouts and build hand strength with hole punching.

Process art allows preschoolers to be creative. It's open-ended instead of being focused on a finished product. Here's a fun Elmer-inspired process art project for preschoolers.

Not only are theme activities a fun way to explore new topics with kids, there are also many educational benefits. Get a free printable list of themes to plan your year, and find planning guides and theme activities for our favorite preschool and kindergarten themes to use in the classroom or at home.

A great addition to a math corner for preschool or kindergarten, these printable Magna-Tile idea cards introduce numbers to kids.

Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds! The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! (This post contains affiliate links.) …

This Mess-Free Process Art for Toddlers is the perfect indoor activity for busy little ones who love to shake, shake, shake!

Guest Post by Deborah J. Stewart, M. Ed. of Teach Preschool I have been following No Time for Flash Cards for a very long time now and one thing I know about Allie is that she loves a good quality children’s book. So I thought I would share a fun little book we recently explored […]

Wooden Train Tracks Puzzle is an easy indoor game for preschoolers! Put lines and curves together and begin discussing shapes.

Free printables that work well for preparing Montessori-inspired ladybug activities for preschoolers through first graders; perfect for home or classroom!