An Early Years Education Cooperative
Last night had fresh snow and a big, bright moon. It was the perfect night for a walk in the woods. The woods in question are a nature conservation path at the end of our street and we could navigate it with our eyes shut. My preschool sidekick took some convincing to enter, but after… [Continue Reading]
If you want to get some fresh air but you only have a small amount of time to ‘Just Get Outside‘ (like today, for example, where it has rained, snowed, and thrown ice pellets at us within the space of a few short hours and there is now a storm warning in effect)….make a snowcano…. [Continue Reading]
I am so happy to share with you Learning My Shapes, Cut and Paste Activity Pages! These cut and paste shape activity pages are a great addition to the My Shapes Book! Check out our Learning My Shapes page to download your preschool printables!
Welcome to Learning My Shapes – An Early Years Math Series! I have made a simple shape book to help review shapes your children have been learning in their daily play and activities! Ideas for using the Shape Book: Laminate the pages and have it as a write and wipe activity book. Cut out… [Continue Reading]
Hey Everyone! I have thrown together a free Earth Day Preschool Pack! In the mini pack you will find: A Song Sheet: We have the whole Earth in OUR hands! 2 Coloring Pages Earth has Land and Water Sizing Cards Number Cards 0 – 10 Earth Lacing Card Earth Day Puzzle These educational creations would… [Continue Reading]
For Earth Day this year the girls created a puffy paint paper plate earth. To create yours you will most definately need: 2tbsp of self raising flour 2tbsp of table salt 4 tbsp of water Food coloring or paint. Paper Plate Construction Paper and a Curious Preschooler! I added basic outlines for the… [Continue Reading]
We were so busy this Easter weekend. Easter naturally lends itself to crafts and family activities of all kinds. Here is what my Itsy Bitsy Learners enjoyed: My youngest participated in the Church Preschool Easter Concert. My oldest daughter and I made an Easter Bonnet for the Easter Parade. We enjoyed Easter… [Continue Reading]
My mother always said, “Never play with your food!” I am fairly certain this is a universal statement made by most mothers at some point in their offspring’s life. Well, just recently I asked, “Why not?!” My two older children regularly enjoy painting with a variety of tools – brushes, hands, fingers, sponges, potatoes, and… [Continue Reading]
We went for a walk this morning. It was a not-too-bright-out, mild day for it. We looked for signs of life, signs of the season, and things of beauty. Sometimes the simple things like a walk turn out to be a lot more interesting than you expect when you are seeing what your child sees…. [Continue Reading]
Every day your preschooler is improving her fine motor skills. It might not seem like it right now, but every time she colors outside of the lines and snips the leg right off a paper doll, she is learning about how to control her movements. If your preschooler is anything like my preschooler she probably… [Continue Reading]
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