outdoors
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Inspiring Preschool Playgrounds
Now that spring is really almost here (we’re so close I can feel it!) I’m desperate to be outside with my students. I’ve been drooling over some really impressive playgrounds, and I had to share them with you! Amazing sound exploration center from Babble Natural landscaped sandbox from Mummy Musings and Mayhem Outdoor work space (great art opportunity!) from Kiwi Teacher Loose parts for the playground from Puzzles Family Day Care Easels for the playground from Sun Scholars Easy, beautiful sun canopies from Let the Children Play My favorite thing about each of these ideas is that they are actually do-able. I could really make any of these great play…
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Beach play – without the beach
We’ve been doing water play once a week, with different activities each week (ice, car wash, squirt toys, etc.), this week it was wet sand. I knew that all of the boys would love the opportunity to make a giant mess, but to be honest I was shocked by how much all of my students loved this experience. It took me a while to realize that they loved playing in the wet sand because it was just like being at the beach, and in these last few weeks of summer, I’d be happy to have a beach day too! In addition to the sand table that we always have available,…
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Creative ways to store playground materials
I love to be outside – which is kind of a shock because when I was little the last thing that I wanted to do was play outside. I need my daily dose of vitamin D, and my students need to run around and be crazy people. It is so good for them to have the opportunity to just play – completely unstructured and in a wide open space, so we spend a lot of time outside. The kiddos can only run around in circles for so long, so we’ve been introducing a lot of other activities into our outdoor space in order to help keep them busy. Our playground…
