Category Archives: Learning through Play and Experience
Bread Baking with Preschoolers
There’s something special about bread. It may be its universal nature, found in different forms all around the world. Ann Morris’ book, Bread, Bread, Bread takes a fantastic around the world photo journey examining bread throughout a variety of cultures. … Continue reading
Filed under Learning through Play and Experience, Snack Time
Playdough Recipe: An Old Favorite With a Smooth New Twist
I was lucky enough to participate recently in a conference at Utah State University. It was so much fun (and a little surreal) to teach a session at the front of a room where I had sat through many, many … Continue reading
Filed under Create, Learning through Play and Experience
Pumpkin Passion
‘Tis the season of the Great Pumpkin! I was putting together an activity to accompany the book The Garden That We Grew by Joan Holub when my memory flashed to a Pinterest pin I had seen which used a technique … Continue reading
Little b, Little d. A Little Letter Confusion.
Alphabet Awareness is a critical component of emergent literacy. Children often master the capital letters first, quickly discerning between those large strokes. But once the focus turns to the lowercase letters things can get a bit dicey.
The Silly Things Kids Say and Getting Started with Sensory Play
I’m sharing some ideas at two different spots this week. First, I’m over at Simple Kids, talking about what we learn about child development from the silly things kids say. Here’s a little taste:
Color Mixing Scientists
Color mixing can be magical! No, better than magic, it’s science! The process of observing, hypothesizing, and testing repeats itself over and over again the moment you present children with a little colored water and a few eye droppers.
Filed under Create, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized
Teaching Social Skills with Bubble Lessons
I’m a believer in teaching social skills. If you’ve checked out my ebook or ecourse, you already know that. I’m also a big fan of learning through play. No surprise, right?
The Perfect Playdough for Fall!
I’m so excited to be starting up the ecourse today, but I also wanted to share this guest post I have over at The Organized Parent. It really is my favorite playdough! Just smelling it puts me in a good … Continue reading
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