Teaching Numbers with Dominoes

Teaching Numbers with Dominoes

  My grandpa taught me to play Dominoes one summer when he stayed with us. The traditional game of Dominoes is a great math game for young kids, but there are also lots of other fun ways to use this classic game. Dominoes are a 

PURPLE : Books + Activities

PURPLE : Books + Activities

Happy Purple Day! If you have been following along with our Week of Preschool Color you know that today is all about the color Purple. Below are some fun ideas for playtime, snack, and more. affiliate links are included below. Books About the Color Purple Harold and the 

Preschool Blue Day Books + Activities

Preschool Blue Day Books + Activities

  Today is all about the color Blue. Below are some fun ideas for playtime, snack, and more.   This is my personal favorite color so I’m excited to dive into fun blue books and blue themed activities as part of our Rainbow Week. affiliate 

Preschool Firefighter Unit

Preschool Firefighter Unit

As adults we like to rush through our days as quickly as possible checking things off our to-do list, but sometimes children can teach us why we need to slow down. I learned a little about this a couple weeks ago.  We were at German 

5 Ways to Learn Patterns Outside

5 Ways to Learn Patterns Outside

STEM (or Science, Technology, Enginnering, and Math) skills are important ones to work on year round. In the freedom of long summer days outside, they can sometimes get lost in the mix. One easy way to work STEM activities into your day is to bring 

Fall Tree Drawing Prompt

Fall Tree Drawing Prompt

After returning from our Fall Nature Hike, our little ones were excited about leaves. My son in particular recounted for me several times how he stood under the tree and the wind blew and then the leaves fell down. Some even landed on him and