I absolutely adore making my housekeeping a yummy place to play! Loading it with real props and avoiding plastic toys are my starting point. I try to keep those ugly plastic food sets out of my housekeeping center. It is so much more fun to make our own food out of...
This is pure educational magic. Pure gold! Give it a try if you have not. It is very simple to do. I have made basic table puppets for the children to use but you could use dollhouse dolls and brown bear figurines. The children just need something to...
The story of the Three Pigs offer so many extensions. Here are a few currently underway in my classroom: I set up my IKEA roadway rug (super cheap and wonderful) with matchbox cars, little wooden cars and a set of little wooden traffic signs. I like to bring the...
Today I was taken back, again, by the amazing learning opportunities in block play. We are currently in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In blocks I put black and brown bear figures, green and blue cloth pieces. A group of four children began building a...
This week the children reminded me of the incredible value of providing materials for block play. With each change of theme – I like to put out new cloth and items related to our stories. I put out blue fabric for water, green for earth and brown as well. I...
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