As a 35-year veteran preschool teacher, I’ve worked through many theories about what makes for an effective setup of a learning environment. Today’s children have a wider exposure to technology and spend more time indoors. This influences their style of learning. We need to set up our areas considering the holistic child and individual children’s [...]
I thought I’d tell you about one of the most fun activities for children - collages! I have included my tips below, accumulated over the course of my career, for how to set up a collage cart and the educational benefits of this activity. How to Set Up a Collage Activity and the Benefits of [...]
One of the most popular activities with children, in my experience, is threading. There is a lot of room for creativity with threading exercises; however, the most popular is making a necklace for themselves that they can keep and take home (e.g. using macaroni or buttons/beads that are low-cost), or getting parents to bring in [...]
Isn’t Painting just great fun?! Painting is one of the most classic preschool activities and for good reason; children LOVE to paint and it’s a great way to learn and develop coordination and creativity. Here are some ideas for you on how I like to set up an area for painting: It’s good to change [...]
I thought I’d address one of the most exciting activities for the children - and one of the most challenging (but always fun) for their teachers - cooking! The benefits of cooking activities are numerous. The lessons from cooking apply to so many aspects of everyday life; other than nutrition and healthy eating, you can [...]