large motor play
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Don’t mind the mess… the children are learning.
We’v all seen that quote right – “Please excuse the mess, the children are learning” (or something of that nature). This is so true in my classroom. At home, I am a neat freak; everything has a place, and it should always be in its place unless you are using it. I learned early on that this does not work in the classroom, nor do I want it to. Not only do I have far too much to do to worry about each and every item staying in it’s correct spot, but children learn best when they experiment, when they use different materials to create new items, or make up…
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Name Recognition and Large Motor…Together!
This was a new activity for our class and it was such a huge success that we did it every day this week, so I absolutely had to share it with you! Each child got a balloon with their name written on one side, and their first initial on the other side. The children were told that they could do anything that they wanted with their balloon – they just had one rule to follow: They could not use someone else’s balloon. This meant that they had to recognize their name so that they were not accidentally taking someone else’s balloon as they played. The children threw their balloons, hit…
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