Inside: Spark new interest and increase engagement in your kindergarten play based centers, by discovering 3 easy ways to add new materials. Keeping Play Based Centers Going Maintaining play centers can be extremely overwhelming, especially if your system includes putting out new centers every day or week. You want these centers to be inviting and […]
Room Tour: Play-Based Centers for Kindergarten Choice Time
Inside: Come take a tour of our kindergarten classroom to see 7 of our favorite play-based centers, where we play and learn during choice time. Making Room for Play-Based Centers Play gets a bad rap. I know this because I hesitate to use the word in certain circles. To some, if children are […]
Our Bald Eagle Research Project
Inside: Each spring, our class of kindergarteners embarks on an eagle research project, and follows the day-to-day happenings of a bald eagle family, that we observe via a webcam. Our Eagle Research Project Path Some projects are just too good not to repeat each year. That’s how I feel about our eagle research project. Using […]
Moving From Themes to Project Based Learning in Kindergarten
Inside: Discover how project based learning in kindergarten can be a rich alternative to teaching with themes, while also helping children develop important future ready skills. Why Didn’t Themes Work for Me? I was caught in the theme trap for a long time. And I know why. Like many teachers, I longed to tie up […]
Gingerbread STEM Challenge: The Toy Boat Project
Inside: Follow our journey with this Gingerbread STEM challenge, where we built toy boats to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river. Last December, while reading several versions of The Gingerbread Man, the children wondered why the character couldn’t swim across the river to get away from the tricky fox. This discussion led to a […]
Science Center Activities That Your Kiddos Will Love
Planning science center activities that meet NGGS standards, allow for independence, invite curiosity, and sustain a young scientist’s attention, can be tricky at best! But as I continue to observe my kiddos, as they work and play in our science center, I get better at selecting activities that work well. Science Center Activities That Work […]
My Biggest Challenge with a Classroom Makerspace
The Benefits of a Classroom Makerspace My classroom makerspace is an exciting spot where children enjoy the freedom of designing and creating. As they work on projects, they are immersed in the engineer design process that teaches them how to plan and develop ideas, test and evaluate designs, and best of all, adopt a growth […]
Using Your Kindergarten Art Center to Explore STEAM
Inside: Your kindergarten art center is a great place for young children to explore and experiment with STEAM learning. Discover multiple art projects that will help you integrate math, science, engineering, and tech. From STEM to STEAM Were you surprised when STEM became STEAM? Probably not. I’m sure like most preschool and kindergarten teachers you […]
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