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Make Pine Cone Bird Feeders with the Kids This Spring

Karen — Mon, 07 May 2018 12:00:07 +0000

Make this simple and easy pine cone bird feeder as a perfect spring activity to connect with nature and find some new friends. After a very long winter, the sun is finally shining. We have been spending a lot of time outside and enjoying the warmer temperatures. On one of our recent nature walks, weView Post

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5 Outdoor Mindfulness Activities for Preschoolers

Linda McGurk — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:00:46 +0000

Try these five outdoor mindfulness activities for preschoolers to help your child wind down and refocus. Ever since my daughters started preschool we’ve had the same after-school routine. It’s simple, it’s effective and it helps my kids decompress when they need it the most. For our family, it’s by far the most likely activity toView Post

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The Amazing Benefits of Forest School

Linda McGurk — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:00:34 +0000

The practice of immersing children in nature from an early age has long been popular in the Scandinavian countries, not the least through the tradition of “forest schooling.” Now the concept of learning in nature is finally starting to catch on in the U.S. And with good reason – for young children, the benefits ofView Post

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Balancing Activities with Quiet Blocks

Katie T. Christiansen — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:00:04 +0000

I recently discovered something I’ve wanted for years: quiet blocks! Children love blocks, and they are perfect for helping children practice science, math, art, technology, and engineering. I’ve had blocks in all of my classrooms and also for my own children, and the only thing I’ve ever wished about them was that they could be quietlyView Post

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5 Tips for Choosing the Best Preschool Curriculum

Katie T. Christiansen — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 00:52:24 +0000

Need a great preschool curriculum? Here’s what I’ve learned as a veteran preschool teacher! I have invested a lot of time and money into preschool curricula, and the verdict is that I didn’t love hardly any of them. In fact, I hardly liked them. They fell short of my expectations or wishes, and then IView Post

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Teaching Children about Life Cycles

Katie T. Christiansen — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 21:29:26 +0000

Each year when I pick out what I will be teaching, there is no doubt that life cycles will always be on my list. Teaching children about life cycles is a perfect way to help them understand the world around them and to connect them with nature. Before I became a teacher, I had noView Post

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Nature-Inspired Rock Clock

Katie T. Christiansen — Tue, 31 May 2016 12:00:06 +0000

Learning to tell time involves many complex skills. Every year I have children who are beginning to take interest in learning about time. The most common question I hear is “What time is lunch?” I fell in love with this idea to make a nature-inspired rock clock. What a perfect way to give children aView Post

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Spring Sensory Bottle

Katie T. Christiansen — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:00:42 +0000

I’m a bit of a sensory bottle addict, and right now I can’t get enough of this beautiful spring sensory bottle! It’s incredibly versatile and easy to make. If sensory bottles are new to you, check out my top tips for how to make a perfect sensory bottle. Related: Spring Preschool Themes One of myView Post

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Ladybug Facts for Kids

Katie T. Christiansen — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:00:13 +0000

Children are naturally drawn to insects, especially ladybugs. Here are 20 ladybug facts for kids to share while observing ladybugs, while talking about them, while reading about them, or even during circle time. Maybe you even have a ladybug preschool theme in your preschool curriculum! If you need a great fact-based ladybug book, we loveView Post

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A Girl and Her Lifesaving Dog

Katie T. Christiansen — Mon, 12 May 2014 21:32:23 +0000

I can still vividly remember a conversation I had about a year ago with the Mitchell family as they told me about one of the newest advances in the medical world. It’s not a pill or a cure, but it is lifesaving. I sat in awe as they explained to me about a dog thatView Post

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