Monthly Archives: January 2009
Lather Up Some Color
Looking for a sensory activity that will get your kids’ attention? Spray some shaving cream into your bin. The sight and sound of that alone will get them running. Add some colored salt shakers and paintbrushes or spoons (for those … Continue reading
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The Secret’s in the Sound – Phonological Awareness and the Preschooler
Photo courtesy of djeyewater. Research has shown that the best indicator of future reading success isn’t naming letters, or learning to print one’s name (though both are important tasks) but phonological awareness. This ability begins developing early, and is completely … Continue reading
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The Secret's in the Sound – Phonological Awareness and the Preschooler
Photo courtesy of djeyewater. Research has shown that the best indicator of future reading success isn’t naming letters, or learning to print one’s name (though both are important tasks) but phonological awareness. This ability begins developing early, and is completely … Continue reading
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A Puzzling Mess
Tell me I’m not the only mother with a two year old who thinks the best thing to do with five boxes of puzzles is to put them all into one bucket together. Luckily for me, I learned at a … Continue reading
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Goopy Goop
It’s colorful, cheap, and a little bit slimy. What’s not to love? Goopy goop, is pretty much colorful paste. Get a few of the plastic bottles they sell for hair dye. Fill them about 1/2 full of flour. Add water … Continue reading
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Work in Progress
Do you ever run into this problem? You have a child who has been slaving away on a block project and is devastated when it’s time to clean up? Here are a couple of ideas for handling that situation. Take … Continue reading
Filed under Building Readers
Colored Salt
Here’s a quick way to create a new art medium. In a jar or baggie, pour in enough regular, table-grade salt to equal the amount of total colored salt you want to end up with. About a teaspoon at a … Continue reading
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