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{Source: Wiki Commons: Image by Keven Law} Hibernation is a fascinating topic to discuss with children and covers a wide array of subjects. Here is how I introduced the concept: Hibernation Activity for Preschoolers When: I introduced this work at circle time. Materials: Montessori Print Shop offers beautiful Animals in the Winter Montessori cards to [Read On]
(Source: National Institutes of Health via Wiki Commons Teaching kids about germs is pretty important. My 3.5 year old son likes to lick things. Disgusting, right? He will lick a door knob, a bench, a window, a figurine, his brother, me, you name it. Today we were at a play structure and he licked a [Read On]
This image is one of several of the Rylco What’s Inside cards taped to a window. My 3.5 year old constantly asks: “Mama, what’s inside my nose…” or “Mama, what’s inside my knee…” or “What’s inside that cement truck?” Sometimes I have the answer but many times I don’t have any clue and that is [Read On]
Source of Image: WikiCommons I learned (from Nurturing the Young Scientist: Experiences in Physics for Young Children by Meg Murphy Fedorowicz) a very hands on and concrete way to introduce the concept of states of matter to children is to do the following: Gather together with your child or children and… Ask that they hold [Read On]
I feel so grateful to have all day on Fridays completely free to spend with my boys. Here is what we did this morning. I added a “Circle Time Basket” to my planning and execution. I gather the materials I’ll need in this basket. It worked really well. Friday 8:30am: Breakfast 8:45am: Circle Time – [Read On]
“We live on the earth. It is made up of three things: land, water and air.” This lesson is a great introductory one for preschoolers. I used these “props” to begin the lesson: Cross-Section Earth Model Earth: The Blue Planet (Our Solar System) Air Is All Around You (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) Materials: Three containers Water [Read On]
