My second grader came home last week with a small note stapled to his take-home folder. It seems that a project is to be created for a parade his class is having. This project could be an instrument, a flag or a banner, but the idea is to make the entire thing from recycled materials. Use things that you would normally get rid of in a new way. Read more…
April 22nd is Earth Day! In actuality, every day should be Earth Day as we strive to make our environment a better place for everyone and everything. Here are some fun, quick, and easy activities you can try with your child in celebration of our Earth:
Playdough is definitely a finite material. Even store-bought dough doesn’t last forever. And, while I love to make playdough for my class and my boys at home (here is a link to my favorite playdough recipe), it very quickly becomes dried out and over-used. So, here are a few ways to send that old playdough out with a bang:
As a preschool teacher, I spend a great deal of my time testing stuff out on my kids at home. My poor boys are subjected to bad playdough recipes, craft projects gone bad and leftover broken crayons. They also get the benefit of the good stuff, too. We spend a lot of time talking about science and history, reading a variety of books, and playing with every kind of math manipulative known in the Northern Hemisphere. Read more…
One of my major goals for my children is to teach them to respect and take care of the world around them. However, kids are still kids and love to have fun. Finding ways to make ecology exciting and fun can sometimes be a challenge. Here are some ideas to get your kids thinking green: Read more…
