An apple theme week filled with apple activities is an exciting way to bring new knowledge and a connection to the season into your daycare. I will give you some craft ideas, songs, field trip ideas, baking ideas, books, early academic concepts, and imaginative play ideas in this article. Studying the natural world will help…
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27 Preschool Apple Activities -Includes: Science, Music, Counting, Sensory, Song Videos, and More!
August 10, 2016 by
Teach the Days of the Week with this Easy 5 minute Routine
August 8, 2016 by
Having a daily ritual known as ‘Calendar Time’ is a popular morning activity in many preschool classrooms. Bringing this routine into your home daycare is a fast and easy way to teach the Days of the Week (and more) to your preschool children. Calendar time has TWO main benefits for children. 1. New Concepts Calendar…
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Have Babies & Toddlers? Want to Teach Your Preschooler Math Concepts? Not Enough Time? Try A “Learning Walk!”
June 20, 2016 by
Are you feeling frustrated because you want to spend more time helping your preschooler count and recognize numbers? Is it impossible to find time to sit down with your preschooler because you also have a toddler or a baby? This is a common scenario for a home daycare provider. My favourite way to juggle teaching…
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Mother’s Day Handprint Flowers
April 18, 2016 by
I have my daycare children make some sort of handprint Mother’s Day cards every year. They are adorable, quick and it’s sweet to see how much their little hands have grown from the previous year. The handprint flowers are very easy to do if you have young children in your care. I’ll get my group…
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Want Good Problem Solvers? Get Started with this Buoyancy Activity!
April 4, 2016 by
Problem solving skills can be developed in any child through modelling and practice. I teach my toddlers how to problem solve with the same method as my school age children. My three basic steps are; What do you KNOW? What can you TRY? Who can HELP? Today I’ll be sharing a buoyancy activity you can…
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How I Use St. Patrick’s Day to Get My Kids To Eat Seaweed
March 13, 2016 by
We started a St. Patrick’s Day tradition in my home daycare a few years ago, we do a GREEN FOOD taste test challenge activity. I give them a bunch of sample size green foods (some healthy, some not) and they try each one. We record (either as a group or individually) their preferences. Then we…
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Preschool Learning – Comparing Sizes Using Toys
February 22, 2016 by
I had a request from a reader for an example of a circle time learning activity. This week my group were comparing sizes of objects. They found the ‘biggest’ object in the group and the ‘smallest’ object. They also described the size of an object compared to different items in the group. I gathered together…
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Letter Practice Using Paper Hearts -Easy! Fast Prep! Fun!
February 8, 2016 by
It takes young children lots of repetition before they can remember how to form each letter of the alphabet. Today’s topic includes a Valentine’s Day themed activity using paper hearts. These letter review suggestions are great for busy caregivers because they are fast and easy to prepare. I made a bunch of paper hearts from…
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Play Dough Snowmen – Practice Counting, Colours, Sequencing, Patterns, Vocabulary and more…
January 18, 2016 by
I made some homemade play dough for my daycare group today. It’s winter here and I thought they would enjoy making their own play dough snow people. I put out some craft items so the snow people could be decorated with accessories. Please make sure the size of your craft items are appropriate for the…
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Hopscotch- Months of the Year
January 11, 2016 by
Happy New Year or shall I say, HOPpy New Year! Today we are playing Hopscotch. My group is always excited to turn the page of our big calendar the first of every month. This month it was extra special because it is also a new year. Understanding the length of time in a month or…
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