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Do They Make That For Infants and Toddlers as Well?

The answer to this question is invariably YES.  Children’s toy makers have learned over the years that products designed and created for preschool-aged children are not always safe or appropriate for younger children (Remember the play telephone with the long cord?). Over the years, the development of infant and toddler toys has become big business […]

Graphing

For some reason I have noticed a lot of teachers graphing with children lately.  I’ve seen some great examples and some not-so-great examples of this math activity.  In fact, I’ve seen so many examples that I want to dedicate the month of May to Graphing with Young Children. The fun part is that I have […]

Board Games – Snail’s Pace Race

Sometimes, the stars align and whammo – Kismetl.  When observing one of my  students in a three-year old classroom last week, I found them exploring the world of bugs and insects.  All around the room I found evidence of their explorations, from an ant farm on the windowsill, to a butterfly habitat on the science table.  […]

Watch a Bug

I think this is hysterical.  It is a wristband that has a bug observation habitat covered in mesh netting so each child’s bug can stay alive while being worn and watched.  Can you imagine collecting your specimens while out on a walk and then each child putting one bug on each child’s wrist?  I think […]

Crawling, Flying, Hopping or Slithering

Categorizing insect and bug attributes by size and color is one way to separate and sort them.  It might be more fun to use your insect and bug collections to create gross motor movement activities using the attributes of how they move rather than how they look. Some bugs fly (butterflies, ladybugs, bumblebees), some bugs […]