Today I'm excited to release another printable in time for St. Patrick's Day - my St. Patrick's Day coloring pages! I hope these printables will bring the luck of the Irish to you! Be sure to check out all of my other St. Patrick's Day Printables as well. What coloring instrument do your kids enjoy using? My kids still use ... Continue Reading
Seed experiment #1: Do seeds need light to grow?
After my kids and I sprouted seeds to see what the process entailed, we decided to carry out a series of seed experiments to learn more about seeds. Our seed experiments were designed to answer questions about what kinds of conditions seeds grow best in. This post is the first of four sharing our experiments to learn more about seeds. The ... Continue Reading
Butterfly Do-a-Dot Printables {free}
Butterflies are such fascinating creatures. Aside from being among the most beautiful creatures on earth, butterflies are also symbols of transformation, as humans have long marveled at their process of metamorphosis. My kids and I raised butterflies two years ago. We loved observing the caterpillars transform into ... Continue Reading
A solution for the kid who chews everything
My son is a chewer. By this, I mean that he loves to chew on things that aren't meant to be chewed. The irony in this is that when we adopted him at 18 months of age, his chewing skills were so underdeveloped that he couldn't even eat solid foods unless we pureed them to the consistency of baby food. Over time, of course, he learned to chew food. ... Continue Reading
Bee Do-a-Dot Printables {free}
Among kids, bees have a mixed reputation. One the one hand, kids are often afraid of bees because they sting. And on the other hand, who doesn't love the sweet honey that bees make? Bees are such a fascinating topic for preschoolers to study. Did you know that in the US and several other countries bees are dying off at an alarming rate? ... Continue Reading
St. Patrick’s Sudoku {free printable}
This week I'm excited to share my newest printable - a St. Patrick's Sudoku Puzzle! Hopefully your children will have the luck of the Irish as they work to complete these fun little puzzles. Note: This and other St. Patrick’s printables can be found on my St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids page. Sudoku is a great way to ... Continue Reading
One simple trick to help kids solve conflict quickly and peacefully
If you have more than one child, or if you work in a classroom full of students, you know that kids frequently get into disagreements with one another. Many of those disagreements are over simple - dare I call them silly? - things like who gets to use the scissors first, whose turn it is to feed the hamster, or who gets to sit on the ... Continue Reading
Sprouting seeds {preschool botany}
Last spring my kids and I spent several weeks learning about seeds. This is the fourth of several planned posts sharing all of the wonderful ways we learned about seeds during our preschool seed unit. In this post I'm focusing on a seed sprouting activity we did to explore how seeds work and to observe the great variety in the leaves ... Continue Reading
3-D shapes graphing game
In recent months I have been making an effort to teach my kids to recognize and name common 3-D shapes like sphere, cube, prism, etc. But my goal has been to teach these shapes entirely through play, rather than through any sort of boring or rote method. In a previous post I shared some playful ways I have been teaching 3-D shapes. I've also shared ... Continue Reading
Books about ladybugs for kids
Of all the insects in the world, ladybugs somehow manage to seem the most friendly. Growing up, I was always keen to hold a ladybug even when I was not a fan of many other insects. If you've got little ones who are fascinated by ladybugs, the books below would be a great starting point for indulging their interests. The ... Continue Reading
