Learning with leaves
We began today’s study of leaves by reading the wonderful book titled, “Leaves” by David Ezra Stien. “Leaves” is a book about a little bear experiencing his very first season of fall… When the first...
View ArticleFall leaves at the light table
Before school began this year, I finally decided it was time to break down and buy me a new light table. I wanted a table that could stand alone, be large enough for several children to work on at one...
View ArticleFun with Fall Leaves!
Allow me to introduce one of my amazing teachers to you – Miss Abby! I have asked Miss Abby to begin sharing some of her own perspectives on my blog for a couple of reasons… It will definitely help me...
View ArticleExploring letters with leaves
This simple yet lovely idea is from Linda over at Rain or Shine Mamma. The emphasis of Laura’s blog is on learning, creating, and playing in nature. I am thrilled to share her beautiful photographs and...
View ArticleSimple and fun alphabet review in preschool
All through the school year, we spend time exploring letters of the alphabet through different kinds of fun, hands-on, and interesting ideas. The goal is to keep the process of exploring letters and...
View ArticleMore than just a leaf!
Did you know a leaf can be much more than just a leaf? Come and see what our leaves turned out to be!
View ArticleFeeling the texture of fall
Today, our we used our hands to discover the way the veins on a leaf feels as we created leaf imprints in foil!
View ArticleGoin on a turkey hunt
What's the best part about Thanksgiving time? Going on a turkey hunt of course!
View ArticleAll four seasons at the sticky table
A simple and fun way to explore all four seasons on the sticky table in preschool!
View ArticleSink or Float: an exploration with nature
Exploring the concept of floating vs. sinking with the help of nature items we collected around our preschool!
View ArticleMore than just a leaf!
The children’s book “Leaf Man” by Lois Ehlert takes a fun look at how leaves combined with other items from nature can take on the features of different animals or even people… After our walk and leaf...
View ArticleFeeling the texture of fall
We have been exploring fall with an emphasis on the changing colors of leaves around our preschool but this time, we used our hands to explore the leaves and not just our eyes… Each child chose a leaf...
View ArticleGoin on a turkey hunt
We have been reading a variety of books about Thanksgiving and in many of our books, the authors show the historical story of how the Pilgrims sailed across the ocean and came to a new land only to...
View ArticleAll four seasons at the sticky table
We have been experiencing what seems like all four seasons in one month! The weather has gone from a few warm sunny days to a few days with with blizzard like conditions to days with lots of rain or...
View ArticleSink or Float: an exploration with nature
Water is such a wonderful resource in the preschool classroom as it can be used for all types of play, exploration, and learning. One of our most recent water activities was to gather up some items...
View ArticleLearning with leaves
We began today’s study of leaves by reading the wonderful book titled, “Leaves” by David Ezra Stien. “Leaves” is a book about a little bear experiencing his very first season of fall… When the first...
View ArticleFall leaves at the light table
Before school began this year, I finally decided it was time to break down and buy me a new light table. I wanted a table that could stand alone, be large enough for several children to work on at one...
View ArticleFun with Fall Leaves!
Allow me to introduce one of my amazing teachers to you – Miss Abby! I have asked Miss Abby to begin sharing some of her own perspectives on my blog for a couple of reasons… It will definitely help me...
View ArticleExploring letters with leaves
This simple yet lovely idea is from Linda over at Rain or Shine Mamma. The emphasis of Laura’s blog is on learning, creating, and playing in nature. I am thrilled to share her beautiful photographs and...
View ArticleSimple and fun alphabet review in preschool
All through the school year, we spend time exploring letters of the alphabet through different kinds of fun, hands-on, and interesting ideas. The goal is to keep the process of exploring letters and...
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