What are Manipulatives If you are a kindergarten teacher, you probably know what math manipulatives are. However, if you are a parent, you might have already used manipulatives with your children, without even knowing it. Manipulatives are physical objects, varying in size and shape, that kids can use in hands-on activities to learn math skills…
Why Oobleck is Awesome…
Have you ever made oobleck? If you haven’t, you should give it a try. It is AMAZING! I’m not joking…it will keep your kids busy for a long time and it will provide them with lots of learning opportunities. Even as an adult you might get hooked on it. But first, here’s why oobleck is…
A Fun Musical Vocabulary Game from Super Simple Learning
I know I haven’t mentioned Super Simple Songs in a very long time, but I assure you it’s not because I’ve forgotten about them. As I’ve said before, they are lifesavers! The first couple of weeks at kindergarten can be hectic and well, let’s face it, a bit crazy. The good thing is that they…
First Day of Kindergarten – Tips on How to Deal with the Separation
Now that the school year has started, I’m sure that most of you teachers have a couple of kids who are going through a rough patch adapting to the daily routines and separating from their parents in the morning. And that’s totally normal, especially for children who have just started kindergarten, or who have moved…
What Can You Do With Flowers, Leaves, and Spray Bottles?
I know that some of you have already started your summer holidays, but I have almost two weeks to go. I can’t complain, because it has been an amazing year with a fun bunch of kids and a great teacher partner! We’ve been spending most of our days outdoors: doing art and crafts, performing on…
Double Doodle and Its Benefits
Using both hands at the same time has been shown to be truly beneficial for us, because: it stimulates both hemispheres of the brain; it creates new connections in the brain; people who use both hands see an increase in the size of their corpus callosum – the part that connects the two brain hemispheres….