Saturday, December 21, 2013
The World According to Lupus: Another Ten Things You Should Know About Lupus
The World According to Lupus: Another Ten Things You Should Know About Lupus: Here are another ten things you should know about lupus: 1. Lupus can affect the heart and the rest of the cardiovascular system. It...
Friday, December 6, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Math Facts Leaf Matching Game
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Math Facts Leaf Matching Game: My girls are great readers but they struggle with math. It's something I really have to spend extra time on with them. After a long day ...
Monday, November 11, 2013
Glenda's Assistive Technology Information and more...: Adapted Physical Education and Assistive Technolog...
Glenda's Assistive Technology Information and more...: Adapted Physical Education and Assistive Technolog...: APE and AT Definitions: Adapted Physical Education - Physical education services are available to all students eligible for special...
PENCIL TIPS WRITING WORKSHOP: FUN WITH WORDS
PENCIL TIPS WRITING WORKSHOP: FUN WITH WORDS: Guest Post by Madelyn Rosenberg My recent middle-grade novel, Canary in the Coal Mine , is about a small bird who busts out of the...
PENCIL TIPS WRITING WORKSHOP: FUN WITH WORDS
PENCIL TIPS WRITING WORKSHOP: FUN WITH WORDS: Guest Post by Madelyn Rosenberg My recent middle-grade novel, Canary in the Coal Mine , is about a small bird who busts out of the...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Smiling like Sunshine: Montessori Inspired Ladybird Maths Activity
Smiling like Sunshine: Montessori Inspired Ladybird Maths Activity: I have just prepared this material. It has been a hit with my kids and I really wonder if the children at the nursery will like these. The...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Bebengisms: The Fag Hag is a Bekinese Brown Belter
Bebengisms: The Fag Hag is a Bekinese Brown Belter: Bekinese or swardspeak, according to Wikipedia, is an argot or cant slang derived from Tagalog-English code-switching and used by a numbe...
Friday, October 25, 2013
Toddler Approved!: Mommy and Me Book Club: Thanksgiving at Our House
Toddler Approved!: Mommy and Me Book Club: Thanksgiving at Our House: This month my friend Chrissie hosted Mommy and Me Book Club at her house. She did a wonderful job and I am excited to share all of her cre...
Toddler Approved!: Thing 1 and Thing 2 Popsicle stick puppets
Toddler Approved!: Thing 1 and Thing 2 Popsicle stick puppets: We started off our morning with some greens eggs with cheese for breakfast and a little The Cat and the Hat Knows A lot About That! watchi...
Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets
Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets: In the mornings while I am getting the kids breakfast or feeding the baby they can get a little restless. I love it when I am organized...
Toddler Approved!: Colorful Paper Plate Monster Craft
Toddler Approved!: Colorful Paper Plate Monster Craft: I love the Monster Marker Prints shared by Housing a Forest. Last weekend I needed a quick & easy monster craft for our Halloween Ca...
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Child Central Station: Painting with Fly Swatters
Child Central Station: Painting with Fly Swatters: While I was going through old photos, I realized that there are oodles of activities that we have done that I thought I had blogged ab...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes: Tracking print--the FUN way!
Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes: Tracking print--the FUN way!: One important part of teaching is to make sure that the students are engaged in learning, whether it be a whole group, small group, or inde...
Saturday, October 5, 2013
For the Love of Learning: Numbers & Counting Sensory Bin
For the Love of Learning: Numbers & Counting Sensory Bin: I made this bin out of cotton balls and colorful paper numbers. My son can explore this bin in his own way independently or use it as a n...
Friday, October 4, 2013
JDaniel4's Mom: {Read.Explore.Learn.} Fire Safety Themed Activites...
JDaniel4's Mom: {Read.Explore.Learn.} Fire Safety Themed Activites...: This post contains affiliate links October is Fire Prevention Month. JDaniel loved to climb all over a fire truck when it came...
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Brick by Brick: Remembrance and New Commitment
Brick by Brick: Remembrance and New Commitment: This week has been a rough one. A couple of days this week were very frustrating and not very productive. We've been through quite a...
Monday, September 23, 2013
Dog Brindle Barks - The Ageing Game - A Blog for Seniors: Norman Cousins - Laughter the Best Medicine
Dog Brindle Barks - The Ageing Game - A Blog for Seniors: Norman Cousins - Laughter the Best Medicine: "Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects, pessimism is a waste of time. Stories of self healing " Mi...
Realizations: Mysterious World of Dreams - The Freud Museum in V...
Realizations: Mysterious World of Dreams - The Freud Museum in V...: The idiosyncrasy of dreams is mysterious yet fascinating. The rules of reality do not apply to the world of dreams. It is known yet unknow...
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Road to a Lupus Cure: Health Educator's Perspective: The positive effect...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Health Educator's Perspective: The positive effect...: Dawn Isherwood, Health Educator We hope everyone is having a great summer and enjoying time outside with friends and family. Even with...
Monday, August 5, 2013
Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes: Math/Science Notebooking Part 4
Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes: Math/Science Notebooking Part 4: Part 4 of this series is dedicated to assessing notebooks/journals. I give a notebook grade at least once every 6 weeks. I feel that it is i...
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Challenging Arts & Crafts: Stuffed Squash Flowers + Recipe
Challenging Arts & Crafts: Stuffed Squash Flowers + Recipe: Stuffed Squash Flowerettes With the high temperatures we´re having right now, my potted Squash is blooming tremendous...
Saturday, August 3, 2013
The Saucy Pig Blog: Pan-Roasted Salmon with Plum, Sage, and Lemon Comp...
The Saucy Pig Blog: Pan-Roasted Salmon with Plum, Sage, and Lemon Comp...: Well, it's that time of year, summer's in full swing. Stone fruits are a plenty,a plethora of herbs are out, and you can combine the...
Sunday, July 21, 2013
mrs.lupus: Lupus and sun sensitivity
mrs.lupus: Lupus and sun sensitivity: This is a very hard symptom of lupus to deal with in my opinion. I can't tell you how many times I have been out during a sunny day wi...
Saturday, June 29, 2013
The Activity Mom: Paper Plate Alphabet Craft - U is for Umbrella
The Activity Mom: Paper Plate Alphabet Craft - U is for Umbrella: U is for Umbrella Fold a paper plate in half. Staple, glue, or tape the ends (on the outer edge) together. Cut the bottom of...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
academypastpapers: Organization and Management of preschoolsand metho...
academypastpapers: Organization and Management of preschoolsand metho...: LYCEUM ACADEMY FOR TEACHER EDUCATION DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION Organization, Management of Pre-schools an...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Developing Kindergarten Language Skills - Getting...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Developing Kindergarten Language Skills - Getting...: Kindergarten readiness involves many different academic, social & emotional and physical skills. This week we are focusing on Language S...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Calculated Risk
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Calculated Risk: Yesterday, I went to the opthalmologist. I go every year, because I take plaquenil. That's an antimalarial drug, actually, but it'...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Toddler Approved!: Making Short Vowel Words
Toddler Approved!: Making Short Vowel Words: This Making Short Vowel Words activity is one that was set up for my preschooler, but could easily be modified for a toddler. Using new...
Art Room 104: Eric Carle's Mr. Seahorse: Part Deux
Art Room 104: Eric Carle's Mr. Seahorse: Part Deux: Today we worked on our Mr. Seahorse mixed media projects in Kindergarten "class C" and my 12:1:1 class. We're not quite f...
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Pointing Out The Obvious
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Pointing Out The Obvious: It always bothers me when I hear from fellow lupies who are being treated as if their symptoms were their own fault, or are just imagined...
Monday, May 27, 2013
Sometimes It Is Lupus: How Do You Know It's A Flare?
Sometimes It Is Lupus: How Do You Know It's A Flare?: How do you know you're having a lupus flare? These are some of little hints you might notice.... You don't have the energy to...
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Ask An Expert: Concealing Lupus Rashes
Sometimes It Is Lupus: Ask An Expert: Concealing Lupus Rashes: While my daughter was in the chair for her make-up and hairdressing for her wedding, I took the Concealers are either yellow-based or gre...
Monday, May 20, 2013
Vintage Kitchen Notes: Cheddar Scallion Pecan Quick Bread #FRD2013
Vintage Kitchen Notes: Cheddar Scallion Pecan Quick Bread #FRD2013: We´re joining forces today within the French Fridays with Dorie group, to participate in a day I particularly find very inspiring. Ja...
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Anna Fegi-Brown: I promise to sing my story from now on.
Anna Fegi-Brown: I promise to sing my story from now on.: I am writing everyday because so much has happened and there is a lot to share. Thank you to everyone who has been loyal in reading my rando...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Road to a Lupus Cure: Act now to reduce lupus medical costs and improve ...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Act now to reduce lupus medical costs and improve ...: By Kimberly Cantor Kim Cantor New medications and those in development to treat lupus are mostly biologics – a type of drug derived fr...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Guest Blog: Sunny With a High Chance of Happy Tear...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Guest Blog: Sunny With a High Chance of Happy Tear...: by Michelle Shuman I can so clearly remember the excitement one Friday afternoon when the elderly community that my mother-in-law lived...
Road to a Lupus Cure: A Health Educator's Perspective: Sun Sensitivity a...
Road to a Lupus Cure: A Health Educator's Perspective: Sun Sensitivity a...: Dawn Isherwood, RN, BSN By Dawn E. Isherwood, RN, BSN, Health Educator, Lupus Foundation of America We hope everyone is enjoying the ...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think
Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think: by Christine John-Fuller, Pres ident and CEO of the Lupus Foundation of America North Carolina Chapter Christine John-Fuller (right) wi...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Developing Clinical Trials for Lupus
Road to a Lupus Cure: Developing Clinical Trials for Lupus: By Dr. Joan T. Merrill Dr. Joan Merrill Clinical trials for lupus have been challenging. The main reason for this is that no two pati...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Top Anger Management (part three) - Inside the mi...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Top Anger Management (part three) - Inside the mi...: Top Anger Management (part three) - Inside the mind of the angered and angry child Dyslexia Dublin CETC © 2013 What happens when a meltd...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Let’s look at Inclusive Classrooms…what does that ...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Let’s look at Inclusive Classrooms…what does that ...: Let’s look at Inclusive Classrooms…what does that mean? Toby Lee Dyslexia Dublin CETC © 2013 The definition might suggest many things. Let’s...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: The Why’s and How’s of the IEP (Individual Educati...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: The Why’s and How’s of the IEP (Individual Educati...: The Why’s and How’s of the IEP (Individual Education Plan) and the benefits to individuals in the learning environment by Toby Lee Dyslex...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Short Term or Active Memory Why’s and How’s Toby L...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Short Term or Active Memory Why’s and How’s Toby L...: Short Term or Active Memory Why’s and How’s Toby Lee Dyslexia Dublin CETC © 2013 We only rely on our short term memory for storing up to sev...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Short Term , Working and long term memory part two...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Short Term , Working and long term memory part two...: Short Term , Working and long term memory part two by Toby Lee Dyslexia Dublin CETC © 2013 Short term memory this is the first port of call ...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Troubled Sleep in Children with Specific Learning ...
DCD (Dyslexia)...ADD.ADHD...Autism and Silent Disability: Troubled Sleep in Children with Specific Learning ...: Troubled Sleep in Children with Specific Learning Needs by Toby Lee Dyslexia Dublin CETC © 2013 A sleep disorder can be temporary or m...
Monday, May 6, 2013
Grandbaby Cakes: Healthy Orange Blueberry Muffins
Grandbaby Cakes: Healthy Orange Blueberry Muffins: I featured my orange blueberry muffins last year on the blog for the first time. You can find the original recipe here . (You can als...
Friday, May 3, 2013
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Insect and Bug Themed Movement Game
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Insect and Bug Themed Movement Game: Most kids enjoy learning about insects and bugs. Every spring (for the last few years) we have observed the life cycle of ladybugs and butte...
My Lupus Journey, My Life: Avise Blood Test
My Lupus Journey, My Life: Avise Blood Test: Has anyone heard of this NEW blood test to find out for SURE if you have Lupus? It was just approved. I had the test today....anxiousl...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade: More Behavior Management and Freebie!
Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade: More Behavior Management and Freebie!: Here is a tool I use in my classroom to "randomly" partner my students up for activities. I love giving students the opportunity t...
Clever Classroom: Mother's Day Flowers with Sink Strainers
Clever Classroom: Mother's Day Flowers with Sink Strainers: Mother's Day Flowers using Sink Strainers This is a simple art idea that I have done with preschoolers up to grade two....
Sunday, April 28, 2013
I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!: Wooden Spoons at The Coombes School
I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!: Wooden Spoons at The Coombes School: I really like making the most of every bit of space in an outdoor area. Trees are of particular value because the space around their base, t...
Friday, April 26, 2013
Toddler Approved!: Pipe Cleaner Rhyming Sticky Wall
Toddler Approved!: Pipe Cleaner Rhyming Sticky Wall: After all the fun my toddler had with her Number Bug Sticky Wall the other day, my 5 year old wanted to do his own sticky wall activity. ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
On Stuff!: Words that Describe Personality Types
On Stuff!: Words that Describe Personality Types: These ten Personality types is from the Word Power Made Easy Handbook of Norman Lewis . I found it interesting and useful to shar...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Teaching Little Ones At Home: Printable: Letter Recognition Assessment
Teaching Little Ones At Home: Printable: Letter Recognition Assessment: Formative assessment is the most important of the three types of assessment used in the classroom, whether it be a regular school classroo...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Classroom Freebies: Croaked! A Fun Sight Word Freebie
Classroom Freebies: Croaked! A Fun Sight Word Freebie: The Croaked! game is a super fun and easy to make sight word activity. This game is perfect for use in either your literacy centers or dur...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Grandbaby Cakes: Mango Banana Berry Smoothie
Grandbaby Cakes: Mango Banana Berry Smoothie: I have a pretty stable daily routine. Each morning, I have a smoothie for breakfast without fail. I have been drinking these for over f...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Learn with Play at home: Number Recognition & Ordering with Paper Tubes. Pl...
Learn with Play at home: Number Recognition & Ordering with Paper Tubes. Pl...: Welcome back to the " Playful Maths " weekly series brought to you by Learn with Play at home and The Imaginati...
Finding the Teachable Moments: Flowers in Styrofoam: fine motor activity
Finding the Teachable Moments: Flowers in Styrofoam: fine motor activity: Credit for this idea goes to my two year old! She has been "planting" the flowers into these styrofoam-filled pots on her own fo...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Letter Monster Swatter
Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Letter Monster Swatter: I was inspired to create this the other day and I thought I'd share it if anyone would like to use it. I just printed 3 copies (on white...
Momma's Fun World: DIY...alphabet sounds teaching tubs
Momma's Fun World: DIY...alphabet sounds teaching tubs: I saw these tubs at Lakeshore learning and thought it was a great idea for learning with the kids, but was not going to pay $149. for them. ...
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think
Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think: by Christine John-Fuller Christine John-Fuller (right) with volunteer Tameka Joyner at the 2011 NC Lupus Summit The Lupus Foundation o...
Thursday, April 11, 2013
JDaniel4's Mom: Footwear Learning Activities- Read.Explore.Learn.
JDaniel4's Mom: Footwear Learning Activities- Read.Explore.Learn.: When I was packing for our Spring Break Trip, I found that shoes were what I needed to think about the most. We needed sneakers or hiking bo...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Toddler Approved!: Silly Magnet Monsters
Toddler Approved!: Silly Magnet Monsters: Yesterday I saw this amazing idea here (MAGNET PAINTING!)... which it seems is super popular amongst the preschool teacher crowd... yet I h...
Toddler Approved!: Bunny Graphing
Toddler Approved!: Bunny Graphing: We are working on the concept of more/less and talking about bigger/smaller numbers, so we decided to make a little pictograph using our fav...
Toddler Approved!: Pom Pom Toss
Toddler Approved!: Pom Pom Toss: Skills we worked on: hand-eye coordination, number skills (more/less, counting), motor skills Materials Needed: little containers (I lo...
Toddler Approved!: Name Bugs
Toddler Approved!: Name Bugs: I have a simple project for you today. It involves bugs and spelling names with stickers. This has been a favorite at our house this week. I...
Toddler Approved!: Play-doh Monsters and Cupshakes
Toddler Approved!: Play-doh Monsters and Cupshakes: Day 5 of the Hands on Play Challenge yesterday was Play-doh exploration We always love exploring with play-doh. This year I passed out...
Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets
Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets: In the mornings while I am getting the kids breakfast or feeding the baby they can get a little restless. I love it when I am organized...
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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Monday, April 1, 2013
that artist woman: Papier Mache Robin Eggs
that artist woman: Papier Mache Robin Eggs: Kindergarten is studying "living things that come from eggs" right now. We needed a few good art projects to tie into ...
that artist woman: Mixed Media Face
that artist woman: Mixed Media Face: Grade 1 is studying the five senses. Here is a face project that at least tackles 4 of them. You could always add a hand coming off ...
that artist woman: Plaster Masks
that artist woman: Plaster Masks: I have been making these plaster masks with kids for a few years now. The results are always terrific and the students have a great time ...
Friday, March 29, 2013
for Kids Creative Chaos (Activities): Child Development Psychology: Sensory Play Aids in...
for Kids Creative Chaos (Activities): Child Development Psychology: Sensory Play Aids in...: E a rly childhood development: The psychology behind a child's ability to focus academically or follow rules can be positively influenc...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Road to a Lupus Cure: Editor’s Requests for Summer issue of Lupus Now ma...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Editor’s Requests for Summer issue of Lupus Now ma...: The Editor of Lupus Now ® magazine needs your help with the Summer 2013 issue. Ultraviolet light and lupus Has lupus caused you to become...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Guest Blog: Sunny With a High Chance of Happy Tear...
Road to a Lupus Cure: Guest Blog: Sunny With a High Chance of Happy Tear...: by Michelle Shuman I can so clearly remember the excitement one Friday afternoon when the elderly community that my mother-in-law lived...
Grandbaby Cakes: Lazy Chai Cinnamon Rolls
Grandbaby Cakes: Lazy Chai Cinnamon Rolls: Ina Garten, also know as the Barefoot Contessa, is my absolute favorite television chef. I have whimsical dreams of being invited ...
Grandbaby Cakes: Banana Pudding Tiramisu
Grandbaby Cakes: Banana Pudding Tiramisu: Banana pudding is a southern classic that has been making its rounds on the dinner tables of my family members for years! Rece...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Inspire imagination through creation: Peg out the Alphabet
Inspire imagination through creation: Peg out the Alphabet: Whilst doing our Bear Hunt activity I thought about using the washing line for an alphabet theme. Little Boo loved pegging out the letters....
Learn with Play at home: Make a Robot Helmet
Learn with Play at home: Make a Robot Helmet: Today's activity is this super fun and easy-to-make Robot Helmet . Combining skills required to make the helmet such as fine-mo...
The Chocolate Muffin Tree: Simple Sock Puppets
The Chocolate Muffin Tree: Simple Sock Puppets: C has been wanting to make sock puppets for a long time and we finally made some! This is Sock Puppy and Sock Bear. I think they turned ou...
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Pink and Green Mama: * Fall Fun: Making Leaves With Elmer's Glue and Wa...
Pink and Green Mama: * Fall Fun: Making Leaves With Elmer's Glue and Wa...: The girls and I have been having so much fun with our homemade rainbow glue . (you can find directions here ) We decided to se...
Pink and Green Mama: Easy Colorful Fall Leaf Project With Elmer's Gel G...
Pink and Green Mama: Easy Colorful Fall Leaf Project With Elmer's Gel G...: For this project you will need: Leaves to study and look at (or print-outs from the internet of leaves) Student quality Waterco...
Pink and Green Mama: Black Glue and Watercolor Resist: How To Make Blac...
Pink and Green Mama: Black Glue and Watercolor Resist: How To Make Blac...: This is a project I used to love to do with my students when I was an elementary art teacher! Black glue and watercolor resis...
Pink and Green Mama: Favorite Watercolor Projects For Kids
Pink and Green Mama: Favorite Watercolor Projects For Kids: Today I'm sharing my favorite Watercolor Projects from the Blog. Hope you find something to inspire a crafty play date with your...
Saturday, March 23, 2013
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Toddler Approved!: Name Art
Toddler Approved!: Name Art: As an elementary school teacher I always loved doing some sort of name art the first week of school. It helped the kids learn everyone's...
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Structured Play: Name Practice
Structured Play: Name Practice: To do a little name practice this month I decided to put the letters of his name on little pumpkins. I had the pumpkins sitting out on the...
Life with Moore Babies: Squishing Sight Words
Life with Moore Babies: Squishing Sight Words: Totally took this idea from I Can Teach My Child ! The only difference was that my girls were not very interested in using hammers. They...
Life with Moore Babies: My Body Map
Life with Moore Babies: My Body Map: I totally stole this idea from Pink and Green Mama ; it just seemed like such a good way to introduce parts of the body! I have actually ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Reading Confetti: 10 Valentine's Day Literacy Activities for Toddler...
Reading Confetti: 10 Valentine's Day Literacy Activities for Toddler...: What better way to show your toddler or preschooler that you love them on Valentine's Day than by having fun and building their literacy sk...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Kid's Craft: Coffee Filter Heart Art for Valentine...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Kid's Craft: Coffee Filter Heart Art for Valentine...: If you've read our blog before, you've probably noticed that I have a soft spot for using coffee filters in our arts and crafts. They are i...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Imagination Tree: Handprint Measuring and Number Lines!
The Imagination Tree: Handprint Measuring and Number Lines!: Now that C has turned 3, she has shown a lot of interest in beginning to learn more letters, sounds, writing, counting and typical "prescho...
The Imagination Tree: Paper Plate Number Spinner!
The Imagination Tree: Paper Plate Number Spinner!: Make an easy, fun resource for counting and number recognition using paper plates and foam number stickers! As part of our new Playful ...
The Imagination Tree: Counting and Maths Skills with Play Dough!
The Imagination Tree: Counting and Maths Skills with Play Dough!: Set up a creative approach to developing early maths skills using play dough, matchsticks and wooden numerals! I set out this mathemat...
The Imagination Tree: Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy...
The Imagination Tree: Play Dough Learning Mats for Literacy and Numeracy...: We all know that play dough is tactile, fun and great for all multi-sensory early developmental play. But it can also be used in creative,...
The Imagination Tree: Weighing and Measuring With Egg Cartons: Playful M...
The Imagination Tree: Weighing and Measuring With Egg Cartons: Playful M...: Recycle old egg cartons for use in playful maths investigations, using them to create some weighing scales and a non-standard unit for meas...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Moving Smart: THE IMPATIENT ZONE
Moving Smart: THE IMPATIENT ZONE: "Are we there yet?," the backseat asks. Uh oh. "In a little while," you answer, hoping against hope that this will satisfy her. But ...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Salt Watercolor Mitten Art in Preschool
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Salt Watercolor Mitten Art in Preschool: As part of our winter theme we were exploring mittens one day in preschool. We had fun matching mittens, making patterns with mitten sticke...
Classroom Freebies: Game Boards!
Classroom Freebies: Game Boards!: Here are three bright and colorful game boards that can be used with flash cards or task cards across the curriculum. Just print and glue ...
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 10 Ways to be a Terrible Teacher
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: 10 Ways to be a Terrible Teacher: Teaching is a noble calling. That is why when a teacher doesn't behave nobly it breaks trust and we get upset. I have to admit that I've h...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: 5 Fun Ways to Play & Learn With Pla...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: 5 Fun Ways to Play & Learn With Pla...: Easter has almost come & gone. The egg hunts are already well underway. What do you do with all those leftover plastic eggs? Before you ...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Pizza Party! A Sight Word Review Ga...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Pizza Party! A Sight Word Review Ga...: It's time to Play to Learn! Today, let's play Pizza Party. I used Pizza Party as a sight word review game but it can be easily adapt...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Sight Word Bowling
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Sight Word Bowling: I have been re-organizing the Lil Divas playroom. That means getting rid of lots of things that they no longer use or play with at this po...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Clothes Pin Sight Word Match
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Clothes Pin Sight Word Match: Ready for another fun way to review sight words ? One of the best ways to learn those pesky sight words is via repetition. Yet, the sit &...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Water a Sight Word Garden
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn: Water a Sight Word Garden: It's time for me to share another fun Sight Word Review Game we played this summer to help get the Littlest Diva on the road to reading. ...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Sight Word Connect Four
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Play to Learn - Sight Word Connect Four: Do your kids enjoy board games as much as mine? Are they working on sight words, word families, letter/number recognition or another sim...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Learning Fun: Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Learning Fun: Sight Word Tic-Tac-Toe: You know I am always looking for ways to make learning fun for the Lil Divas. The youngest Diva has sight words to learn in kindergart...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: The ABC's of Learning to Read Through Play: N thru...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: The ABC's of Learning to Read Through Play: N thru...: As a mom of a kindergartener and first grader, reading is a huge part of our daily lives. Not only do I want to teach the Lil Divas how to ...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Top 10 Sight Word Games of 2012 on Mom to 2 Posh L...
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas: Top 10 Sight Word Games of 2012 on Mom to 2 Posh L...: I am looking back on all we shared in 2012. Yesterday, I shared our Top 12 Most Popular Posts of 2012 . Today, I want to share our Top Sight...
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