Ramps and Tunnel building in our block area. 

The children organically play with ramps in our block area. We also have tunnels. I decided this week to set up some provocations to help them explore that a little […]

Will it roll?

First I had the children help me decide how we would turn the plank into a ramp They quickly figured out that we would need to lift it up and […]

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Together the children worked to create simple ramps with different materials. This happened naturally throughout the day. I took a small ramp and inserted myself into their play. 😳 we […]

Real Life Ramps

Today was our first walkabout. We started walking around our neighborhood noticing where ramps are located. We not take the children directly to the lamps but planned a route that […]

Light Table Play

I have loved light tables for a long time. Some of my favorite pictures are pictures of children around the light table with mirrors. Light tables can be used to […]

Manipulatives

What are manipulatives ? In early learning facilities they are tools that can help teach children concepts such as sorting and counting. It helps children to see the number instead […]

Hi – I am …

Many times in early childhood environments we just threw children a room with materials and expect that they know how to use them. Sometimes we get lucky and they do. […]

Snip Snip Snip

There are a lot of ways to introduce scissor skills to this age group. Most of the time we start with Play-Doh. It’s easier for the children to manipulate than […]

Mom’n Ain’t Easy

Lord a mercy – I need a donut and maybe a tiny glass of baileys. 😳. I can’t tell you the last time drop off was like today. Woof. I […]

Names

The first letters a child learns are the letters in his name. Those are the important letters. We usually begin with recognizing the first letter . I can already tell […]