December is here, which means that we opened the first few envelopes of our Advent calendar. The kids are extremely excited about the surprises the elves have prepared! Tomorrow we’ll set up a winter creation station with play dough and props. I want to encourage the children to explore more, to come up with their…
Snowman Bowling Game
Here in Finland everybody has an advent calendar in December. It’s a big tradition, or so I’ve been told. Kids enjoy opening the envelopes to see what’s inside. You know how kids are about surprises, no matter how small they are. This year, we’ve made an advent calendar with songs, rhymes, games and dances. The…
Five For Friday – What an Amazing Week!
I’m very happy to join my friends from doodlebugsteaching again for the Five for Friday Linky Party. This is a weekly teacher linky party where we post five random things from the past week. Here’s my week. It’s been a long week, so I’ll be brief because I can’t wait to go to bed. It’s…
Exploring Pumpkins
My kids love all Halloween songs from Super Simple Learning, but “Can You Make a Happy Face?” and “Knock, Knock, Trick or Treat!” are their all-time favourite songs. Because Halloween is just around the corner, we have been practicing them both for the party. We try to sing whenever the kids are in the mood…
Potatoes – Aren’t They Great?
This week we learned about potatoes. Aren’t they just amazing?! You can use them for so many activities (everything from science to painting) and in so many dishes! Here are some suggestions of activities that involve potatoes: · Get a raw potato and a boiled one. The children need to use their senses to find…
Fruit and Vegetable Mazes {Freebie}
I laminated a couple of worksheets/games for the kids and put them on the wall in the hallway. That way, when the children wait in line to go to the toilet, they can do something engaging and fun. Now they neither get bored, nor they fool around. The kids use their finger to solve each…