Risky play is important to a child’s development, but is it a risk that your center is prepared to take? Here’s how to facilitate safe risky play.
Gross Motor Skills Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers
During the early years, children need to be exposed to many activities that strengthen their large motor muscles. As babies, it begins with their trunk, neck, and head control, and…
Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers
We all know that fine motor skills are important, but are we making sure our curriculum integrates them enough into our early childhood activities? They are not just helpful for…
Preschool Weather Activities That Kids Love
Kids of all ages are naturally interested in the weather since it is part of their everyday experience. Whether you live in a seasonal climate or a tropical climate, students…
Short Stories for Kids – With Printable PDFs
Storytelling is something that will never grow old and will be forever timeless. When someone tells a good story, the listener is left wanting more and uses their imagination to…
5 Dinosaur Preschool Activities that Kids LOVE
When teaching certain topics and themes in early childhood education, it’s hard to know where to start. There are themes like dinosaurs, for example, that are so broad and ambiguous…
Sensory Play Activities for Kids in 2021
When it comes to sensory play activities, most of us think of sand and water tables and different mediums we use in bins for children to explore. While these are…
Preschool Science Experiments Your Kids HAVE To Try
As an educator, there are so many items on our agenda to “get done” that having time allotted for preschool science experiments tends to be far and few between. You…
5 Delightful Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers for 2021
Let’s face it…we’ve all had a difficult year. That’s what makes this year’s Valentine’s Day all the more special and needed! Get the kiddos involved for these fun, sentimental AND…
5 Fun Christmas Crafts for Kids for 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and most chaotic for us in early childhood education! The kids are super animated and the days just fly by. Planning fun…