Teaching Tots One Barefoot Step at a Time
You’ve found the four-leaf clover… …followed the rainbow… …and the day is finally here! I hope you’re celebrating in true toddler style! Here are some highlights from my class last year of how we got in the green mood, got all dressed up, and partied […]
Pots of gold aren’t the only thing you can get from rainbows 😀 With all the color sorting, patterns, shapes, and sizes, there’s math opportunities in every activity! Here’s a list of 6 great rainbow activities that will help those developing math skills and much […]
Need a sweet treat for a St. Patty’s day party and want to throw in a little math and fine motor? This is a simple little treat that can get your kiddos involved in the creation of what they will enjoy while engaging their fine […]
WARNING! This activity requires supervision…or all the fruit loops may get eaten 😀 😀 😀 But when supervised properly there’s so much to be learned! This is yet another great use of an empty egg carton! There just happened to be 6 columns (one for […]
Another successful DIY experiment! I found an xacto knife on clearance and it made all my puzzle-making dreams come true 😀 highly recommend! With my dreamy xacto knife, I measured and cut out a piece of white foam poster board to fit inside an 11×14 […]
Need a great science experiment for St. Patrick’s day??? This rainbow experiment covers LOTS of different areas of math and science while also working fine motor skills! So first, a little lesson on the science and math! Water is not solid all the way through! […]
I love making colored rice sensory bins – but for a St. Patty’s day rainbow bin, instead of taking the time to dye all 6 colors, there’s a great shortcut 😉 Fruity Pebbles! And while we are on the subject of tasting the rainbow, better […]
I LOVE this sensory bin! It’s so beautiful! 😀 Dyeing pasta is an easy way to add some math (and fun!) to any noodle sensory bin, but for St. Patrick’s day what better way to celebrate than to use rainbow-colored AND rainbow shaped noodles??? 😀 […]
The shamrock has been the symbol of Ireland since the 18th century! If you look up why this little plant became the image of Ireland you’ll get many stories from the “wild Irish” who ate them, to St. Patrick who used them to teach the […]
I like this painting activity, because it’s an easy clean up and each creation comes out completely unique! It also gives an opportunity for the kiddos to practice the word “roll” which even as an adult I have concluded is such a strange word in […]