This is my favorite way to teach color mixing. 🎨 I set up a Play-Doh color mixing science tray with one can of red, one can of blue, and one can of yellow. There’s a simple sign showing which two colors to mix, and they’re instructed to take just one small pinch of each — not big scoops. I model

It’s not about teaching four-year-olds to read. It’s about teaching them what reading is. This is my “I Can Read” environmental print lesson. I pull out familiar environmental print—Play-Doh, Walmart, Dunkin’ Donuts, Lego—and students raise their hand if they recognize it. They come up and “read” i

We’re running a sink or float investigation at the science center. Different objects are tested in water to see what happens. A prediction is made first, then the object is dropped in and observed. It can be retested to see if the result stays the same. This simple setup builds real scientifi

These compound word cards help children see how words are built. A compound word is made when two smaller words come together to make a new word with its own meaning. When we combine and separate them, students begin to notice the parts inside the whole word. Working with compound words strength

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Recently I was moved from my 2’s classroom to the Preschool classroom. This brought a lot of new things for me including new behaviors. So when my preschoolers start to get antsy and need to get some wiggles out I pull these out. These are Brain Movement Cards… They tell a child to move

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Franklin the Turtle, and Little bear are also amazing options. Personally I prefer the old school Blues Clues. #kidsarewatching #tvshowrecommendation #toddlerdevelopment #tvshows #kidstv

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