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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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Spring Into Syllables Fine Motor and Literacy Bug Game

Katie T. Christiansen — Mon, 04 May 2015 17:44:45 +0000

This adorable bug game is a guest post from the incredibly talented, Elissa, over at Mrs. Jones’ Creation Station. She is sharing this wonderful idea and free printable with us since I just welcomed baby #3 into our family. I invite you to look around at her beautiful and inspiring work on her blog, TeachersView Post

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Ladybug Counting Busy Bag

Katie T. Christiansen — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:01:21 +0000

Ladybugs are a favorite bug among preschoolers, and they are especially fun for counting! I made this busy bag for my class so that we could work on quantity, counting, and even tracing numerals. The ladybugs are made of circles that I cut out from foam. I used two sizes, a smaller one that holdsView 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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Awesome Preschool Science for Fall

Katie T. Christiansen — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:22:09 +0000

I don’t think it is any secret that science can be one of the most challenging learning domains to set up for preschoolers. My teacher friends and I have talked about this time after time, and I truly struggled with this myself for about my first five years teaching. I have done well in scienceView Post

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20 Fun Spider Facts for Preschoolers

Katie T. Christiansen — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:44:22 +0000

Spiders are a great topic to learn about for kids, especially since they are all around us. I’ve put together 20 fun spider facts for preschoolers and kids. Many of the photographs of the spiders in this post were taken at The Butterfly Pavilion in Denver, CO. And yes, my little guy did hold aView Post

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Spiders Everywhere! Game and Activity

Katie T. Christiansen — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:43:52 +0000

It’s October and all things creepy crawly come out to play! We at Preschool Inspirations want to help you celebrate spider week with a fun little printable game and optional activity using real photos of real spiders. Game Assembly: 1. If you haven’t already, download and print a copy of the Spiders Spiders Everywhere file.View Post

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DIY Bug Collection

Katie T. Christiansen — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 04:52:39 +0000

This is another wonderful post from Marta*. I asked her to share with us her fascinating bug collection. These are definitely a great asset to teaching children about the parts of bugs as well as helping overcome a fear of bugs. So here it is, a step by step tutorial on how to make aView Post

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