Dedicated to Developing the Whole Child
We have played with green play dough, mixed colors, sorted, matched, counted, made a shamrock shaker, made a pot of gold child’s gift, got our hands dirty in jello, felt textures with our activity table, created an Irish flag, and read many books. So this post is our St. Patrick’s Day Hurrah. Below are a [Read On]
A few nights ago I pulled out a variety of St. Patrick’s Day themed items and contact paper. I taped the contact paper onto a table and peeled off the paper to reveal the sticky side. I laid out green glitter (I know, gasp!), green construction paper bits, a marker, a dobber, green confetti, various [Read On]
Matching and sorting are great exercises for preschoolers helping to develop basic math and logic skills. The activity I created below is quite simple because, well, that is how I like to do things. Call me crazy. So grab card stock, stickers with multiple of the same image and scissors. I thought about laminating the [Read On]
Green, green, green Shamrocks, gold coins, large shimmery green pom poms, small fuzzy green pom poms Shiny green confetti Leprechaun hats and glittery shamrocks I added some green and white leis and green and gold beaded necklaces. Plus tongs and a few big cups to scoop. I purchased most things at Dollar Tree and a [Read On]
Per Maria Montessori, the sensitive period for sensory exploration begins at birth and ends roughly around 4 years old: “A child takes in information about the world through his senses. As the brain develops, it becomes able to discriminate between relevant and irrelevant sensory stimuli. The most efficient way to accomplish this is for the [Read On]
I wrote this post over a year ago for another blog. I am so happy to share my thoughts on Carrots Are Orange! My son is only 17 months old but he gets that dad leaves for work every morning and that he comes home to us every evening. We walk him to the door, [Read On]
