summer
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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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Friday Freebie
It’s Friday and it’s a holiday – double celebration today! I have a really cute freebie for you, i’m so glad that I found this one, because it is definitely something that I would use in my classroom, so I’m excited to share it with you. This letter match and counting set is from Special Teacher for Special Kids. I love the colors, the graphics, and the simplicity of this set. It includes cards with each letter of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase so that children can match them. It also includes number cards that children can match with quantities of patriotic themed objects. This set could also be…
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No plans for the 4th? I’ve got you covered!
The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday, even as a young child I would choose July 4th over Christmas. Now, some of this may have to do with the fact that my birthday is on July 9, so my family often had my birthday celebration on the Fourth of July. But even as I got older, I loved singing along with the patriotic country songs that they play on the radio all day, wearing my star spangled t-shirt, saluting our troops, creating the barbecue to end all barbecues, and oohing and ahhing as fireworks exploded in the sky. We never had huge Fourth of July celebrations, but…
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It’s not procrastinating… It’s learning something new
I was supposed to be at school all day today, and I ended up finishing an hour early, so I essentially had an extra hour in my day today. The entire way home (a whole 10 minute drive) I made a list of all of the things that I wanted to accomplish with my extra time – blog posts to write, new bundles to start, and a project that has been on my list for a while, I was going to get it all done! Ha! When I turned on my computer I remembered that I had downloaded Inkscape over the weekend, and I hadn’t really had a chance to…
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When I was a kid…
I found this article on facebook last week about giving your children a 1970’s summer. You have to take a minute to read it, it’s hilarious, and so true. Of course it got me thinking about what summers were like when I was a kid. It wasn’t all that long ago to be honest, I grew up in the 90’s, but I still had a good number of summers before we had the internet (gasp!) or instant messenger (remember that?!), and I feel like those were some pretty innocent, carefree days, at least in my house they were. I put together a list of the things that I spent my…
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Freebie Friday!
Happy Friday! I hope that you have something fun planned for the weekend, I’m trying on bridesmaid dresses with my sister today and helping host a bridal shower for my soon to be sister-in-law tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to a wedding-festivity-filled weekend! For this week’s Friday freebie I found a super cute ice cream themed activity that would go perfectly with the ice cream activities I shared yesterday. My students would absolutely love “We Scream for Ice Cream… Rhymes” by Jennifer Drake. Not only are her ice cream cones really cute, but I haven’t met a preschooler who didn’t like to rhyme, seriously, they will make up silly nonsense…
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Summer fun in my store
I’ve worked with children in the summer since I was 15 years old, so I know how helpful it is to have fun, summer themed activities. One of my favorite units to do during the summer is related to ice cream – who doesn’t love ice cream?! my kids will do any activity that has to do with ice cream – even math and language activities that they otherwise wouldn’t be interested in. Over the years I’ve found a couple of activities that my students love, and will do willingly – without even realizing that they are learning. These are the kind of activities that all teachers want to implement,…
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Friday freebie – Summer fun
Yay for Friday! Do I say that every week? I hope I change it up sometimes! I can’t exactly say why, but I feel like this is my first real summer weekend, maybe because it is the first weekend in June. This week’s freebie goes along perfectly with the summer activity ideas that I posted Wednesday and Thursday, it’s like Brigid Ann was reading my mind! This Summer Fun Activity Calendar set comes with three calendars that are filled in with easy ideas for summer activities. Seriously. Every day has a super easy, very little prep, activity that your children can do. It also includes a blank calendar so that…
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Summer fun – at home
Quick day trips are what make summer months memorable, but it’s impossible to take one every day. What can you do to spice up those other summer days? Here are ten ideas for days when you have to stay home. Whether its raining, too hot to go out, or you just need a lazy day, these ideas will keep the little ones busy so you don’t have to hear the infamous “I’m bored!” These will also work great for special activities at daycare! 1. Build a fortThis is something that every child needs the opportunity to do, don’t you remember building forts? It couldn’t be easier, find some large blankets…
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Summer fun – around town
The beginning of summer is great – warm weather, playing outside, and being just a little lazy is fun for a while, but it gets old quick! I’ve put together a list of things that you can easily do with your children or students to keep the summer fun – not boring. Today’s ideas are from “around town” which means you get to go explore! Depending on your area, some of these may be in walking distance, while others may be a farther trek. If you aren’t sure about any of these resources, a quick internet search can tell you if there is something similar locally. 1. Explore a community…
