Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
1
Feb
In this week’s lesson, Snow and Ice, your child can learn:
When the weather turns cold, rain changes to snow.
Sometimes snow is wet and sloppy, sometimes it is dry and powdery.
We like to play in snow, making snow angels or snow men.
When snow melts, it turns back into water.
We wear extra clothing to keep warm [...]
Tags: early childhood, energetic, ice, lesson planning, lessons, parenting, Preschool, snow, spirited, themes, toddler
24
Oct
This week, Squirrels and Woodland Animals, your child may learn:
A woods or forest is an area with lots of trees and bushes. It often has small rivers of water or a pond.
Animals who live in the woods are called woodland animals.
The most common woodland animals are rabbits, skunks, squirrels, deer, foxes, raccoons, opossums, chipmunks, turtles, [...]
Tags: children's books, creativity, Early Childhood Education, encouraging creativity, lessons, Preschool, preschool activities, Preschoolers, squirrels
23
Sep
This week F is for Fall, you and your child may enjoy the changing of the seasons. Your child can learn:
fall is the season after summer. Autumn is another word for fall.
Daylight hours become shorter. Nighttime hours become longer.
The weather becomes cooler. It may be time to put away shorts and [...]
Tags: early childhood, fall activites, lessons, preschool activities, squirrels
This week you and your child will explore the sense of Touch. Your child may learn:
we feel with our skin
We usually feel things with our fingers
some things feel soft, hard, rough, smooth, bumpy, slimy, scratchy, etc.
we can feel happy or sad
we feel pain
when people say hello or good-bye, they may touch, shake hands, [...]
Tags: Early Childhood Education, five senses, lessons, Preschoolers, themed activities, toddlers, touch
This week you and your child will focus on Sight, one of the five senses. Young children can learn:
we see with our eyes.
We learn things by seeing with our eyes.
We need light to help us see.
When it is very dark, we cannot see.
Some people need glasses to to help them see better.
We need [...]
Tags: children, creativity, Early Childhood Education, encouraging creativity, lessons
14
Jul
A new week full of activities is posted, C is for Cookie! This is a beginning alphabet theme, where the child is introduced to the shape of the letter C, and the “kuh” sound. On Monday, you can introduce the theme by serving breakfast cookies. Show your child how when you take a [...]
Tags: alphabet sounds, cookies, Early Childhood Education, lessons, Preschool, themes
29
Jun
This week we’ll be focusing on the letter B, and on learning about bugs. Cut out a capital and lower-case letter “B” and add it to your calendar area. Display pictures of bees, bugs, ladybugs, butterflies, or whatever else might be familiar where you live. Also, beach starts with B. If [...]
Tags: activities, bugs, creativity, encouraging creativity, lessons, Play, Preschool, toddlers
11
May
May is “Older American’s Awareness” month. Did you know that? I just learned that May has been designated that since 1963! Wow. Guess it wasn’t advertised much, or else I’m just that clueless. I hope it’s not the later. Of course, in 1963 I was only five years old. Anyway, it seemed like this was [...]
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