When I was little, we would spend a couple weeks every summer in a rustic cabin up in Michigan’s upper peninsula. I loved it! The cabin didn’t have much in it–other than furniture, a supply of mosquitoes, and a selection of books. One picture book it had was an old version of The Little Old…
Today is Bruce Degen’s birthday! If that name rings a bell but you can’t place it, he’s the author/illustrator of the classic picture book, Jamberry. The word play and detailed illustrations make this book a winner for early childhood. And here are some super activities to go with this well-known bestseller. Happy 71st Birthday, Bruce!…
I am planning to do a STEM and STEAM feature for The Mailbox Magazine–Preschool. I’m loving all of the fantastic activities I see that use easy-to get supplies like spaghetti, plastic eggs, toothpicks, craft sticks, and cardboard tubes. Have you created STEM and STEAM activities for your classroom? Why don’t you try submitting your ideas…
February 26 is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day. I don’t know who made up this day, but it’s incredibly annoying that they decided it belongs on a Sunday. This would be a wonderful day to celebrate in the classroom! So I recommend that you make this Friday or the Monday afterward your personal “Tell…
Today is National Read in the Bathtub Day! Honestly…it really is! The house I lived in several years back had a jetted garden tub, and several evenings a week I would immerse myself in hot, bubbling water while reading a book. Just thinking about it now makes me long for that tub. Now I don’t…
So I was cruising around on our website recently when I came upon these consonant letter bracelets. I love them! What a fun prop to add to the study of each letter in an early childhood class. So what can you do with them? Well, I have a few ideas! Have each child wear a…
Tomorrow, September 1, is National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day! It’s a day set aside to celebrate words in the English language that don’t rhyme with any other words. (Who comes up with these things?) I’m bringing it up to you because this might be a super fun day to celebrate in the classroom. Consider…
’Tis the season for cookies! In fact, I just had a cookie for breakfast. (Listen, we eat coffee cake and doughnuts for breakfast, so a cookie really isn’t a big stretch.) This Friday is National Cookie Day, and I know some neat ways to celebrate it in the classroom. Check out the following activities for…
My car has character. And by character, I mean that the gas gauge doesn’t work; the fan only works on number 3 (it’s pretty much hurricane winds or nothing); the car needs new brakes and new tires; there are three separate oil leaks; plus there’s something wrong with the ignition switch so it randomly tells…
For lunch today, I’m going to do my usual half sandwich with cheese, turkey, and avocado. I might get some chips from the vending machine because sometimes you just need something crunchy to go with your sandwich. It all depends on whether I can scrounge enough change from the bottom of my purse (or mooch…